Delhi: Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj and Australian batsman Travis Head have been punished by the ICC for an argument on the field during the second Test match in Adelaide. This match was part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, in which Australia won by 10 wickets and leveled the series at 1-1.
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20% match fee taken from Siraj
The ICC took action against Siraj under Section 2.5 of the Code of Conduct, which includes “behaviour, language or gesture which is likely to be considered insulting to a batsman”. For this, Siraj was fined 20% of his match fee.
On the other hand, action was taken against Travis Head under Section 2.13, which includes “misbehavior during the match”. Both players were given one demerit point each, but no one was suspended. Both admitted their crimes and accepted the decision of match referee Ranjan Madugalle.
What happened between Siraj and Head?
This incident happened when Mohammed Siraj bowled Travis Head with an excellent in-swinging yorker after playing a brilliant inning of 140 runs. Earlier, Head had hit a six on Siraj’s ball. After getting out, Siraj stared at the head and pointed towards the dressing room. On this the head said something to Siraj in anger.
who said what?
After the match, Head claimed in the press conference that he had just told Siraj, “Good bowling, friend”. But Siraj rejected it and said that Head misbehaved with him. Siraj said, “I just celebrated taking the wicket, but he abused me. All this can be seen on TV also.”
However, during the third day of play, both the players forgot their differences and talked in a friendly manner on the field. After this incident, both the teams heaved a sigh of relief that the matter did not escalate further.
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