Former Indian captain Kris Srikkanth lashed out at pacer Mohammed Siraj for
his fiery send-off to Australia batter Travis Head in the second Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Adelaide. However, Head smashed 140 off 141 deliveries in the first innings to help Australia take a 157-run lead. Yet, after finally dismissing the batter with a yorker, Siraj gave him a mouthful, much to the disgust of many.
Speaking on his YouTube channel ‘Cheeky Cheeka’ after the Adelaide Test,
Srikkanth said (via India Today): “He has smashed the bowling mercilessly. Hey Siraj, don’t you have brains? What are you doing? Have you gone mad? He smashed you left, right and centre. He hit boundaries and sixes effortlessly in his knock of 140. You’re giving him a send-off after that. Is this called Sledging? What rubbish is this? It’s just madness.”
However, Kris Srikkanth lauded Travis Head for leaving the Indian bowlers clueless in the Adelaide Test.
“One batter has scored 140. Give him credit, and applaud his knock. Instead of saying ‘brilliant knock’, you’re giving him a send-off? As if, you got him out on 10 or 0, as if you planned it and got his wicket! He smashed you all over. The Indian bowlers had no answers to Head’s onslaught. 140 off 141 balls. Look at that. He hit sixes at will. He didn’t treat Ashwin as a spinner, he is dancing down the track and smashing him,” concluded Kris Srikkanth.