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Australian batsman Travis Head and Indian fast Mohammed Siraj have been found guilty of violating the International Cricket Council (ICC) code of conduct for their verbal dispute in the second Test in Adelaide.
Siraj was fined 20 per cent of his match fee after he was found to have breached article 2.5 of the code, which relates to “using language, actions or gestures that disparage or are likely to provoke an aggressive reaction from a batsman.” upon being fired.”
In addition, a demerit point was added to Siraj’s disciplinary record, the ICC said in a statement.
Head was reprimanded after he was found to have breached article 2.13 of the code, which relates to “abuse of a player, player support staff, referee or match official”.
A demerit point has been added to Head’s disciplinary record.
The incident unfolded when Siraj bowled Head for 140 in Australia’s first innings at the Adelaide Oval, and the pair exchanged heated words. Siraj also pointed Head towards the locker room. The pair reconciled, to some extent, after the match.
Australian batsman Travis Head (pictured) and Indian fast Mohammed Siraj have been found guilty of breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC) code of conduct following their verbal dispute during the second Test in Adelaide.
The incident occurred when Siraj bowled Head for 140 in Australia’s first innings at the Adelaide Oval, and the pair exchanged heated words.
Australia’s Travis Head and India’s Mohammed Siraj shake hands at the conclusion of the second Test at Adelaide Oval
It was the first violation for both players in a 24-month period.
If a player reaches four or more demerit points in that period, those points become suspension points and the player is suspended. Two suspension points are equivalent to a ban from one Test, two ODIs or two T20Is, whichever comes first.
“Siraj and Head admitted their respective offenses and accepted the sanctions proposed by (match referee) Ranjan Madugalle… and as such, there was no need for a formal hearing,” the ICC statement said.
Field umpires Chris Gaffaney and Richard Illingworth, third umpire Richard Kettleborough and fourth umpire Phillip Gillespie leveled the charges.
The verdict came hours after Australian quick Josh Hazlewood called Siraj “good character”.
Siraj became public enemy number one at the Adelaide Oval after the crash, with the crowd booing him for the rest of the Test.
The 30-year-old had already drawn the ire of Australian fans on Friday night when he aggressively returned the ball to Marnus Labuschagne when the number 3 had walked away from a delivery when a man holding a tower of beer glasses had entered the line of his eyes.
Hazlewood, who missed the Test with a side strain, played alongside Siraj in the Indian Premier League for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
“I really enjoyed my time at RCB with him,” Hazlewood said.
He’s probably, to some extent, the leader of the attack there. “He is another one who is a bit like Virat (Kohli), very passionate, goes with the flow of the game and encourages the crowd.
‘(He has) played serious spells in the IPL in the last few years. “He’s just a good character and it’s good to see him sometimes.”