New Delhi. Sunil Gavaskar has slammed Australian cricket pundits who criticized Mohammed Siraj. Gavaskar says that before saying anything to Siraj, he should look inside himself to see if he is doing right. Former Team India captain Gavaskar said that these are the same people who praise their fast bowlers for doing such things against England in the Ashes series and if any other bowler does it against their batsmen then it would be bad for them. Went. Gavaskar criticized the double standards of Australian cricket ‘pundits’ for targeting Mohammed Siraj in his dispute with Travis Head during the day-night Test in Adelaide.
In the second Test of the five-match series, left-handed batsman Travis Head, after completing his century, hit a six over deep square leg, after which Mohammed Siraj bowled him and signaled him to go towards the dressing room. Head claimed that he had told Siraj after his dismissal that he had ‘bowled well’ but the Indian bowler denied this claim. Siraj was fined 20 percent of his match fee and Head was reprimanded while both players were also given one demerit point each by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
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Australian veteran is criticizing Siraj
Gavaskar wrote sarcastically in ‘Sydney Morning Herald’, ‘There is a strong reaction against Siraj from the ‘pundits’ of Australian cricket. Only those who are known for such behavior on the field are giving such a reaction. This may anger the Australian fans that Siraj made an aggressive gesture to the local player who scored a brilliant century.
Gavaskar accused of double standards
Gavaskar took a dig at the double standards and how these same people support the unruly behavior of their players. He wrote, ‘However, these people will support such action by an Australian fast bowler against an English batsman during the Ashes in the next season. There were some suggestions in the media that Australian players should again adopt a very aggressive attitude like before. Gavaskar, however, was surprised by Siraj’s anger as the IPL had reduced the bitterness between the players.
Siraj was seen provoking Labuschagne in the third test also
According to Gavaskar, ‘Siraj’s anger was surprising because apart from making Australian cricketers and coaches millionaires, the Indian Premier League has done one thing and that work has reduced the already existing bitterness to a great extent.’ Siraj was also seen provoking Marnus Labuschagne in the third test. While bowling, he went towards Labuschagne and changed the bails of the stumps.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : December 15, 2024, 2:43 PM IST