Team India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj broke his silence on his fiery send-off to Travis Head on day two of the second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval. With Head claiming that he only said ‘well bowled’ to Siraj, the Hyderabad-born fast bowler has accused the southpaw of lying.
“Mujhe toh bowling karne mein maza aa raha tha, bahut accha battle chal raha tha. Kyunki woh bahut hee acchi batting kiya. But end of the day, bowler acchi ball pe chakka maarta hai, aapke andar alag hee junoon aa jaata hai. Uske baat bowled karke maine jo celebration kiya hai, unhone jo abuse kiya mujhe. Aapko tv pe bhi dikh raha hai jo mujhe bola hai. Maine usko kuch bola nahin hai, unhone jo PC mein bola hai, galat baat hai, jhoot baat boli hai ki ‘well bowled’ bola. Aur bola tum humko aisa dekhte ho. Hum hamesha har player ko respect karte hain.”
(I enjoyed bowling a lot here. They were batting really well and when they hit the good balls for boundaries, you can’t help. Whatever you saw on TV, I didn’t say anything in disrespect. It was just part of my celebration (Talking about the celebration after Head’s wicket). Whatever he said in the press conference, was a lie. He never said ‘well bowled’. We respect each other and cricket is a gentleman’s game. It didn’t feel right to me (talking about the stuff that Head spoke about Siraj’s celebration in PC)
