Travis Head and Mohammed Siraj ‘will both be charged by the ICC’ following their heated on-field exchange
According to reports, Travis Head and Mohammed Siraj will both be charged by the ICC.
It came after the pair were involved in a fiery and X-rated argument on the field after Siraj dismissed the Australian batsman after his epic 140-run innings.
The Daily Telegraph have revealed that both players will face a disciplinary hearing over their controversial argument.
Their feud extended beyond the cricket field, with Siraj hitting back at Head for his comments about the incident after the match, claiming he was not telling the truth.
It is not expected that a ban will be imposed on either player, with audible offenses carrying a lesser penalty in the ICC Code of Conduct.
Head was the favorite of the Aussie batters, scoring 140 off 141 runs in a phenomenal innings to help his side bounce back from their demolition in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar series with a 10-wicket win.
Travis Head (left) and Mohammed Siraj (right) will both be charged by the ICC, according to reports.
It came after the pair were involved in a row on the field during Australia’s 10-wicket win against India at Sudnay.
But there was a huge flashpoint during Australia’s first innings after Head was dismissed by Siraj, who took four wickets in the match.
After clipping the pace bowler for six seconds, Siraj hit back and hit the South Australian batsman’s wicket with a yorker.
Tempers flared when Head walked out of his crease, with the Australian batsman claiming Siraj had given him an unsportsmanlike dismissal, claiming the Indian troublemaker had pointed him to the sheds.
The heated moment was captured in Fox Cricket’s coverage of the match, and the pair appeared to share a few choice words.
Head claimed that he had reflected on the Indian bowler’s reaction on the wicket and was not happy with the way Siraj had reacted, but also spoke of his ‘disappointment’ with his reaction, adding: ‘This is not how I would like to play the game’.
According to News.com.aua lip reader has revealed that Head said: ‘F*** you ****’ as he walked off the field.
It came as some spectators in the stadium chanted the word ‘W*****’ in Siraj’s direction following the flashpoint.
But it appears the feud between the pair won’t go away anytime soon, with Siraj claiming the South Australian batsman ‘lied’ during his press conference after revealing what he said to Siraj in the middle of the oval.
Siraj (right) denies saying anything to Head and claims the Australian batsman did not reveal what he actually said to Siraj during his press conference
Head said: “I was joking with him and said ‘well bowled’ and then he pointed me towards the sheds,” Head said.
“I would like a better response (from Siraj). I was surprised by the reaction in terms of the situation of the game.
“I felt like it was probably, yeah, a little far at the time.
‘And that’s why I’m disappointed in the response I gave back, but I’m also going to stand up for myself.
“I’d like to think in our team that we wouldn’t do that. It’s not how I would want to play the game, and I feel like my teammates are the same.
“I can’t speak much for India, but like I said, I’m going to make a call in certain situations.
‘I feel like you can play hard and fair, but if you’re out there’s obviously not much you can do about it.
“I’m disappointed with the reaction I got afterwards, but I’m definitely going to stand up for myself.”
Despite the flashpoint, Head scored a phenomenal 140 off 141 balls to guide Australia to victory
However, those comments were not well received by Siraj, who claimed he did not say anything to Head after claiming his wicket.
“It was a great fight (with Head) and he hit really well. If you get a six with a good ball, you get excited differently,” he told Star Sports Hindi.
‘And when I let him bowl, I just celebrated and he abused me and you saw that on TV. I only celebrated at the start, I didn’t say anything to him.
“What he said at the press conference was wrong, it’s a lie that he just said ‘well bowled’ to me.” Anyone can see that’s not what he said to me.
‘We respect everyone, it’s not that we don’t respect other players. I respect everyone because cricket is a gentleman’s game, but what he did was not right. I didn’t like it at all.’
Pat Cummins, meanwhile, has claimed Australia will not think too much about the incident.
“It’s heated, it’s a big series,” Cummins said.
‘There’s a lot involved. I think the referee intervened quite quickly and that was the end of it.
“Honestly, they can do whatever they want. “We’re more concerned about our guys and as always I thought the behavior of our guys was excellent this week, as it seems to be every week.”
Australia and India will reignite their feud at the Gabba next Friday.