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Mohammed Siraj’s send-off to Travis Head within the India vs Australia 2nd Check.© AFP
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has weighed in on the incident and verbal spat that befell between Australia batter Travis Head and India quick bowler Mohammed Siraj in the course of the second Check in Adelaide, stating that he obtained frightened for Siraj. The latter had delivered Head a fiery send-off after getting him out, however that response involved Ponting, who stated that he was properly conscious of how umpires and match officers are inclined to react to such incidents. Because it turned out, Siraj was fined 20 % of his match charges.
“I was in the commentary box at the time. As soon as I saw the send-off, I actually got worried for Siraj. I know how the umpires react to those things. Umpires and referees don’t like seeing the send-off, pointed in the direction of the dressing room,” stated Ponting on The ICC Evaluation.
Siraj was fined 20 % of his match charges, which might equate to roughly Rs 9 lakh. Each him and Head have been additionally handed one demerit level for his or her conduct.
“Looking back at it now, I think it was accidental the way that whole thing played out. I don’t think there was any malice meant at the start,” Ponting additional added.
“Then the way it started and almost like the misinterpretation of what had actually gone on, I think led to how it ended,” he stated.
The duo have seemingly nonetheless put the incident behind their backs, with Siraj even stating that “it’s all good” as he spoke on his high-quality for the primary time.
India and Australia will resume battle on December 14, because the third Check in Brisbane’s iconic The Gabba will get underway. That is the very venue the place India achieved a historic victory within the earlier Border-Gavaskar Trophy and clinched a 2-1 sequence win.
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