Travid Head lied: Mohammed Siraj reflects on aggressive send-off in Adelaide

India pacer Mohammed Siraj opened up about his fierce battle with Travis Head from Day 2 of the 2nd Test at Adelaide Oval on Saturday. Siraj claimed that Head was lying when the Australian asserted that all he said was “well-bowled” to the bowler. Siraj insisted that the Indian team respects every player and he did not engage in an aggressive celebration in the first place. The pacer said that it was Head who abused him and that triggered him to give an aggressive send-off.

“I was enjoying bowling to him. It was a good battle because he was batting really well. When batter hits you for a six on a good ball, it feels bad. That gave me an energy. 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. Noway he said well-bowled. We respect everyone. I always respect everyone because cricket is a gentleman’s game. Travis Head’s actions were wrong. I did not feel good,” Siraj told Star Sports.