IND vs AUS: Head-on crash with Siraj: I don’t believe in playing this kind of game, Morkel defends Indian fast bowler on the incident of Siraj showing Head the way out
Travis Head, who scored a century at the Adelaide Oval, said on the clash with Mohammad Siraj that this is not the first time in this series that the visiting team has become overly excited in the celebrations.
During a particular over where Head went for a six, on a fuller ball Siraj bowl, he even gestured for Head to go to the dressing room after that He said he was disappointed and asked why he had reacted.
IND vs AUS, Heated moment of Head And Siraj
Head said, “I jokingly told him that he bowled a good ball and he gestured for me to go out. I don’t want to make this matter a matter of much discussion. I think the way I played the game, I could have expected a better reaction. According to the situation of the game, I was surprised to see such a reaction.” “This matter got escalated and so I am disappointed with my reaction.
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But I would also like to put my side of the story. I don’t like to play this kind of game and I think my teammates think the same. So if I see that happening, it is natural that I will react, and I did that.” Head said that such an incident had happened with him earlier in this IND vs AUS series when he was out on a score of 89 in the second innings in Perth.
Along with this, he also added that despite the confrontation with Siraj, he hopes that the relationship between the two teams does not sour. “I will comment on what has been discussed with me personally. I think the relationship between the two teams is good, so I am disappointed with some of the reactions I received after being dismissed.
The kind of game I like to play, I come to have a good time and enjoy my game. I joke with the fielders and talk to everyone. Both teams respect each other. There is a lot of respect for the opposition team in our dressing room.”
However, Indian bowling coach Morne Morkel came to Siraj’s defense, saying he loves playing. After Head’s dismissal, Siraj was teased a lot till the tea break at the Adelaide Oval, whenever he bowled or touched the ball, the spectators were seen teasing him.
Morkel said, “Siraj is the kind of player who gives his 100 percent when he has the ball in his hand and he brings the same enthusiasm to the bowling unit. Whatever the situation on the scoreboard, he believes in giving his 100 percent.
I think there is always a possibility of such moments in an IND vs AUS big series like this. When the match or session is in such a situation, it is natural for such moments to come. Both of them are the kind of players who play this game with full hard work but I am sure that after the game, both of them will be each other’s best friends.
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