NEW DELHI: India legend Sunil Gavaskar launched a scathing assault on Australian media for focusing on India pacer Mohammed Siraj after his fiery send-off to Travis Head within the pink-ball Adelaide Check final week.
The incident unfolded when Head, after a blistering 140, was dismissed by Siraj, who directed a send-off in the direction of the Australian batter by pointing to the dressing room. Nevertheless, Head additionally responded as he was seen saying some phrases to Siraj.
Following the incident, Siraj confronted criticism from a number of former Australian cricketers and sections of the Australian media for his fiery response.
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“Siraj is getting the stick from all of the ‘saints’ in Australian cricket who, after all, had been identified for his or her impeccable conduct on the sector. It could have incensed Australian followers that Siraj’s fiery send-off was directed at Head, who scored a powerful century and was additionally the native boy,” Gavaskar wrote in his column for the Sydney Morning Herald.
“However the identical folks will cheer if an Aussie fast provides an identical send-off to an English batter throughout subsequent summer time’s Ashes. There have been some strategies within the media that the Australians ought to get again to being the mongrels they as soon as had been. So, do mongrels merely purr, or do they bark, too,” he added.
Nevertheless, Gavaskar expressed shock at Siraj’s aggressive celebration, noting the optimistic impression the Indian Premier League (IPL) has had through the years in fostering camaraderie and bettering relations between gamers of various nationalities.
“Siraj’s outburst was shocking as a result of if the Indian Premier League has executed one factor, aside from making Aussie cricketers and coaches millionaires, it has additionally taken away to an enormous extent the animosity that beforehand existed within the recreation.”
Each Siraj and Head had been penalised by the ICC for his or her verbal altercation. Siraj obtained a 20% fantastic on his match payment for utilizing sturdy language and making gestures, whereas Head was additionally sanctioned. Every participant was handed one demerit level as a part of the disciplinary motion.
