Former cricketer Ricky Ponting shared his thoughts on the verbal spat between Australia batter Travis Head and India pacer Mohammed Siraj during the Adelaide Test and said that he doesn't think there was any malice between the two players.
India seamer Mohammed Siraj shrugged away questions about the fine sanctioned to him after his heated altercation with Australia's Travis Head during the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide.
Mohammed Siraj has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for violating Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which pertains to "using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon di
Following the win against India at home in Adelaide Oval on Sunday, Australia skipper Pat Cummins shared his thoughts on the verbal spat between left-hand batter Travis Head and Mohammed Siraj during the day-night (pink-ball) Test match.
India skipper Rohit Sharma highlighted right-arm seamer Jasprit Bumrah's efforts, praising his spell but acknowledged the need for other bowlers to step up.
From Perth to Adelaide, India saw its momentum soar high and then go down in mud following a 10-wicket defeat in the second Test. Travis Head's explosive strokeplay and "pink ball magician" Mitchell Starc's blitz led to India's downfall.
Adding an element of drama and emotion to the hotly-contested Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Siraj aggressively sent off Head after cleaning him up following a counter-attacking century that severly depleted Indian bowlers and team's chances of win. As Siraj aggressively gestured the Aussie suggest
India's inconsistent pink-ball Test record continued as Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins demolished a helpless Indian batting attack, helping the side secure a morale-boosting, series levelling 10 wicket win after a massive 295-run loss at Perth in the first Test. With this, the series is leve
Head, who was the standout performer for Australia on Day 2 of the pink-ball Test on December 7, said his emphatic century had put Australia in a commanding position.
At Tea, Australia was at 332/8, with Mitchell Starc (18*) unbeaten. Head increased lead over India to 152 runs with a brilliant knock of 140, slamming yet another big score against India.
After taking part in the two-day warm-up match against Prime Minister's XI, Rohit Sharma-led Team India on Monday departed from Canberra for the Adelaide Test, which will be starting from December 6.
During a total of four matches he played during the home Test series against Bangladesh and New Zealand, Siraj could take only six wickets. This also included a wicketless outing against Kiwis at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Unable to dominate under spin-friendly conditions, Siraj said that h