The former India cricketer believes that Siraj will be targeted by the Australian fans in the upcoming Tests due to his verbal exchange with Head during the Adelaide Te
The face-off between Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head continues to make headlines. Following a heated exchange on the second day of the Adelaide Test, both the players received sanction from the ICC for breaching the Code of Conduct.
While both the players escaped a suspension, Siraj was cut 20 per cent of his match fee. The duo also received one demerit point each from the global body following the incident.
Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar believes that Siraj will be the main target of Australian fans in the upcoming Tests and will face a lot of heat due to the incident.
“Siraj is going to get a bit of spit from the crowd wherever he goes from now because once the Australians identify somebody who is supposed to be the villain of the piece, then they will get stuck into him. For England, it has been Stuart Broad when he travels, there have been front-page articles encouraging the Australians to boo him when Broad didn’t walk when he edged the ball to slip,” Gavaskar told India Today.
“I think for the Australian side, Siraj is going to be the villain and he will have to face up to it. It will be important for the rest of the team to come to his side and tell him, ‘Listen. You go out and do your best’,” Gavaskar added.
However, Head and Siraj made up when the pacer came out to bat and even shared a hug following the match.
