In a new twist to the tale, Mohammed Siraj has now claimed that Travis Head lied in the press conference about telling him “well bowled” during his fiery send-off. The incident which occurred on Day 2 of IND vs AUS 2nd Test saw the two individuals involved in brief heated exchange after the Indian pacer dismissed Head. While the Aussie had gone on to claim that he had simply said well bowled and that there were no expletives given, Siraj has countered the claim and has now said that he was indeed abused by Head.
“Travis Head lied”: Siraj
Speaking to Harbhajan Singh on Star Sports, Siraj revealed that he was merely celebrating after Head’s wicket while the batter abused him. He added that he felt Head’s actions were wrong.
“After bowling him out, I celebrated. Then he abused me. You can see on TV as well. In the start, it was my celebration, I didn’t say anything to him. In the press conference, he said wrong thing. He lied. No way he said well-bowled,” Siraj claimed.
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Travis Head’s version
After play on Day 2 of IND vs AUS 2nd Test in Adelaide, Travis Head opened up on what went down between him and Siraj after his dismissal. Head claimed that he had told the Indian pacer “well bowled” to which Siraj had pointed to the Australian dug out, indicating him to keep walking. The Australian batter stated that he had a reaction of his own to that taunt, adding that he was surprised to see Siraj’s reaction, given the situation of the game.
“I actually jokingly said ‘well bowled’, then he pointed me in the sheds and I had my reaction as well. I don’t want to give it too much airtime. I feel like the way I play the game I would like a better reaction. I was surprised at the reaction in terms of the situation of the game and the lead up. There was no confrontation leading up to it,” Head said.
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