Mohammed Siraj: “He’s going to spit on me a bit…” – Sunil Gavaskar on India Pacer vs. Travis Head

The showdown between Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head continues to be a hot topic. The verbal exchange between Siraj and Head took place on the second day of the Adelaide Test between India and Australia. Siraj was hit for a six on the head, but the Indian pacer rebounded and bowled the batsman out on the next ball. A fiery Siraj followed to the wicket with lively celebrations, but Head was clearly not happy with it. The Australian batsman exchanged a few words with Siraj, but they all ended in misfire.

Interestingly, after playing that day, Head jokingly told Siraj that he had “bowled well”, but later said that the bowler had reacted that way. Siraj quoted Head, when asked about the same incident, said that the Australian batsman was “lying” and was also abusive during that face-off.

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar feels Australian fans will target Siraj and the pacer will have to face a lot of heat because of it.

“Siraj will be spit on by the crowd wherever he goes from now on, because once the Australians identify who is supposed to be the villain of the piece, they will be glued to him. For England, it’s Stuart “While Broad was on the move, there was a front page article encouraging Australians to boo him when he didn’t walk when he edged the ball,” Gavaskar said. india today.

“For the Australian side, Siraj is going to be the villain and he’s going to have to face that. The rest of the team will come to his side and tell him, ‘Listen, you’re out.’ What you say is going to be important.’ And do your best,” he added.

However, Head and Siraj made up the day after the incident, when the latter came into bat during the Adelaide Test.