“Do Mongrels Merely Purr?”: Sunil Gavaskar Hits Again At Australia Crowd Booing Mohammed Siraj

Former India cricketer and cricket pundit Sunil Gavaskar has lashed out at Australia’s cricketers and the general public for portraying Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj in poor gentle following his fiery send-off to Australian batter Travis Head throughout the second Check at Adelaide. Amid widespread criticism from Australian followers in direction of Siraj, Gavaskar has known as out the obvious hypocrisy, stating that the identical followers would cheer had it been an Australian who gave the send-off. Gavaskar additionally expressed his shock on the incident.

Gavaskar went so far as saying that ought to the Australian crew select to be “mongrels”, they might be backed by their followers.

“Siraj is getting the stick from all of the “saints” in Australian cricket who, after all, have been recognized for his or her impeccable behaviour on the sphere. It could have incensed Australian followers that Siraj’s fiery send-off was directed at Head, who scored an impressive century, and was additionally the native boy,” Gavaskar wrote in his column for the Sydney Morning Herald.

“However the identical individuals will cheer if an Aussie fast offers an identical send-off to an English batter throughout subsequent summer season’s Ashes. There have been some recommendations within the media that the Australians ought to get again to being the mongrels they as soon as have been. So, do mongrels merely purr, or do they bark, too?” Gavaskar sharply identified.

Because it turned out, Siraj acquired a poor sanction for his response. Whereas each gamers have been handed a demerit level by the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC), Siraj was additionally fined 20 p.c of his match charges.

Nonetheless, Gavaskar additionally expressed his shock at how the incident boiled out, stating that the Indian Premier League (IPL) has executed lots to scale back the animosity within the recreation.

“Siraj’s outburst was shocking as a result of if the Indian Premier League has executed one factor, other than making Aussie cricketers and coaches millionaires, it has additionally taken away to an enormous extent the animosity that beforehand existed within the recreation,” Gavaskar wrote.