- Follows incident during Australia’s first innings
- Pair exchanged heated words following Head’s dismissal
- Reconciled after the match, the third Test will begin on December 14
Australian batsman Travis Head and Indian quick Mohammed Siraj have been found guilty of breaching the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) code of conduct for their verbal altercation during the second Test in Adelaide.
Siraj was fined 20 percent of his match fee after he was found to have breached Article 2.5 of the code, which covers ‘the use of language, actions or gestures which are derogatory or which may provoke an aggressive response from a batsman when dismissed ‘.
In addition, one penalty point was added to Siraj’s disciplinary file, the ICC said in a statement.
Head was reprimanded after he was found to have breached Article 2.13 of the code, which covers ‘abuse of a player, player support staff, referee or match referee’.
One demerit point has been added to Head’s disciplinary file.
The incident happened when Siraj Head bowled for 140 in Australia’s first innings at the Adelaide Oval, and the pair exchanged heated words. Siraj also showed Head to the changing rooms. The pair made up to some extent after the match.
Australian batsman Travis Head (pictured) and Indian quick Mohammed Siraj have been found guilty of breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC) code of conduct after their verbal altercation during the second Test in Adelaide
The incident took place when Siraj Head was bowling for 140 in Australia’s first innings at the Adelaide Oval, and the pair exchanged heated words.
Australia’s Travis Head and India’s Mohammed Siraj shake hands at the end of the second Test at Adelaide Oval
It was the first foul for both players in a 24-month period.
If a player accumulates four or more penalty points in such a period, these points will be converted into suspension points and the player will be excluded. Two suspension points equates to a ban for one Test or two ODIs or two T20Is, whichever comes first.
“Siraj and Head admitted their respective offenses and accepted the sanctions proposed by (match referee) Ranjan Madugalle… and as such there was no need for a formal hearing,” the ICC statement said.
On-field referees Chris Gaffaney and Richard Illingworth, third referee Richard Kettleborough and fourth referee Phillip Gillespie leveled the charge.
The verdict came hours after Australian Josh Hazlewood called Siraj a ‘good character’.
Siraj became public enemy number 1 at the Adelaide Oval after the collision, with the crowd booing him for the rest of the test.
The 30-year-old had already drawn the ire of the Australian fans on Friday evening when he aggressively threw the ball back to Marnus Labuschagne after the number 3 had pulled back from a delivery when a man with a tower full of beer cups had walked in. his eye line.
Hazlewood, who missed the Test due to a side strain, played with Siraj in the Indian Premier League for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
“I really enjoyed my time at RCB with him,” Hazlewood said.
“He’s probably the leader of the attack there to some extent. “He is also someone who is a bit like Virat (Kohli): very passionate, goes with the flow of the game and gets the crowd excited.
“(He has) played serious spells in the IPL over the last few years. “He just has a good character and sometimes it’s fun to watch.”