Delhi: On the second day of the Adelaide Test match, Mohammad Siraj clean bowled Travis Head for 140 runs, after which the atmosphere on the field became heated. After taking the wicket, Siraj gave the send-off to Head in an aggressive manner and signaled him to return to the pavilion. Earlier, Travis Head has given his reaction on this incident, but now Mohammad Siraj has also given his side and has called Head a liar.
AUS vs IND: Australia defeated India by 10 wickets in the second test match, leveled the series.
Head’s statement
After the end of the second day’s play, Travis Head said, “I told Siraj that it was a good ball, but he misunderstood it. If he wants to behave that way, that’s fine.” This statement of the head went viral on social media. Let us tell you that thanks to Travis Head’s century, Australia took a strong lead of 157 runs in the first innings.
Siraj’s answer
Responding to Head’s statement, Mohammad Siraj said, “The abuse given by Head was wrong. You can see on TV that I did not say anything to insult him. My celebration was just a way. What the head said in the press conference is wrong. He is claiming that he said ‘well bowled’, but it does not appear to be so anywhere.”
Siraj also said that he respects all the players, but the way Head presented this incident in front of everyone, it did not seem right.
Let us tell you that nothing was recorded in the stump mic during the incident, due to which it could not be clear who was speaking the truth. However, in the viral video it is seen that Head did not say ‘well bowled’. Siraj took four wickets in the first innings, of which the wicket of Travis Head was the most important, as his innings of 140 runs was taking Australia to a strong position in the match. Thanks to this, Australia defeated India by 10 wickets and leveled the five-match Test series at 1-1.
