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On Sunday, December 8, Australia levelled the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) Test series after winning the second Test in Adelaide by 10 wickets. Well, the second Test also had its moments, Travis Head and Mohammed Siraj’s fierce battle was one of the key controversy.
However, the battle did not last long as the two shared a hug and ended the feud on Day 3 of the Test after Siraj opted to give a heated send-off to Head with the latter having a few choice words. While Head explained that he “joking said ‘well bowled’”, Siraj claimed that Head “lied”. The two even engaged in a brief chat on the field during Siraj’s strike, but ended the heated debate with a hug.
I'm more worried about our boys: Pat Cummins on Head-Siraj fiasco
Speaking at the post-match press conference in Adelaide, Australia skipper Pat Cummins when asked to speak on the heated banter between vice-captain and centurion Travis Head and Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj, replied, "Travis Head is vice-captain of the team, so he's a big boy. He can talk for himself. As a general rule, you normally let the boys be themselves. If you ever need to step in to intervene as captain, I would, but as I said, for our group, I've never really felt like I've needed to do that."
"It's a big series so a lot is riding on it. The umpire stepped in pretty quickly and that was the end of it. To be honest, they can do whatever they want. I'm more worried about our boys. Like always, I thought our boys' behaviour was excellent this week like it seems to be every week," Cummins further added.
Rohit Sharma drops a million-dollar reply on Siraj-Head banter
As an obivious one, Team India skipper Rohit Sharma was also questioned about the altercation between Head and Siraj. Although, the Indian skipper backed Siraj to keep working with the same attitude, adding that such battles have given him success. “Yeah, he likes to get into the battle. It gives him success. As the captain, it's my job to back that aggression. Obviously, there's a fine line-we don't want to cross anything that disrespects the game. But having a word or two with the opposition is not a bad thing. He likes it, and it gets him going. In the past, we've seen many cricketers thrive in such battles, and Siraj is definitely one of them," Rohit said in the press conference.
