Hes One other One Whos A Bit Like Virat: Josh Hazlewoods Sincere Opinion On Md Siraj After Altercation With Travis Head

Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood has in contrast his former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) teammate Mohammed Siraj to Virat Kohli after Indian pacer’s on-field altercation with Travis Head in the course of the pink-ball Take a look at in Adelaide.

Notably, Siraj was concerned in two incidents the place his mood flared in the course of the pink-ball Take a look at that India misplaced by 10 wickets. His mood has develop into a subject of debate amongst consultants and followers earlier than the third Take a look at.

The 30-year-old India pacer first threw the ball broad off the stumps close to Marnus Labuschagne in Australia’s first innings after the Aussie batter pulled away from his stance, forcing the bowler to halt his run-up. The incident occurred when a person holding a tower of beer cups walked into Labuschagne’s line of sight.  

The following day, Siraj gave a fiery send-off to Head after cleansing him up with a low full toss, drawing the ire of the Adelaide crowd which booed him.

Whereas talking to the media on Monday, Josh Hazlewood referred to as Siraj a “good character”, who fires up the gang and is passionate concerning the recreation like Indian celebrity Virat Kohli.

“He is only a good character and it is good to see typically. I actually loved my time at RCB with Siraj. He is in all probability the chief of the assault there, to a level. He is one other one who’s a bit like Virat, very passionate, goes with the stream of the sport, will get the gang up,” stated Hazlewood

“He has bowled critical spells within the IPL in the previous couple of years,” he added.

Hazlewood had dismissed Kohli for five within the first innings within the opening Take a look at at Perth. It was the fourth time the Australian pacer dismissed Kohli in red-ball cricket.

Speaking about his contest with Kohli, the 33-year-old Aussie pacer stated, “It simply comes all the way down to who executes properly on the day, whether or not he leaves you properly till the ball will get gentle or another person comes on the ball and does not ball fairly properly sufficient.”

“There’s numerous match-ups like that all through worldwide cricket. You realize, we have performed with one another a lot. In case you’ve been round for 10 years, you just about know one another inside out,” he added.

Australia levelled the 5 match sequence 1-1 after a thumping 10-wicket win over India within the second Take a look at in Adelaide. The 2 sides now head to Brisbane for the third match, beginning December 14.