Whenever India and Australia play Test cricket, there’s a good chance that tensions might rise. The first big clash in this ongoing series is between Indian bowler Mohammed Siraj and Australian batter Travis Head. After their recent match, the captains—Pat Cummins from Australia and Rohit Sharma from India—were asked about it during a press conference.
Cummins grew frustrated with the questions about Siraj claiming that Head “lied” about what was said during the match. He responded, “I reckon we’ve spoken enough about that,” before leaving the press conference when an Indian reporter asked about the incident.
Here’s how it all started: Siraj got Head out after Head scored an impressive 140 runs. India lost the match by 10 wickets, and Australia continued their strong record in pink-ball Tests played in Adelaide. After Head got out, Siraj celebrated, and Head reacted with words of his own.
In a press conference, Head said he told Siraj “well bowled” after getting out, and he was disappointed with Siraj’s response. He mentioned that he was just trying to stand up for himself and that he liked to play the game respectfully.
On the other hand, Siraj strongly disagreed. He said Head didn’t compliment him at all. “It was a tough battle, and when I got him out, I celebrated. He said something to me too,” Siraj explained. He insisted that Head’s claim of saying “well bowled” was not true, adding, “Everyone saw that I didn’t say anything bad to him.”
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