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Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has given his opinion on the popular Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head controversy. Notably, during the second Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, Indian fast bowler Siraj engaged in a heated argument with Head after dismissing him during Australia’s first innings. The argument made it to the headlines and several fans as well as pundits shared their opinions on the incident.
Recently, the former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh also expressed his take on the spat and opined that the ICC has been too harsh on the players. It is to be noted that both Head and Siraj were found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct. Siraj was fined 20 per cent of his match fee after being found guilty of breaching Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct. On the other hand, Head was found guilty of breaching Article 2.13 of the ICC Code of Conduct.
I think ICC is a bit too strict on players: Harbhajan Singh
The cricketer-turned-commentator opined that ICC has been too harsh on the players. While he refused to take sides on the matter, he added that things are likely to heathen up again between the two sides. He spoke on StarSports, "Well, I think the ICC is a bit too strict on players. These things happen on the ground. The players have patched up and talked to each other. Anyways, ICC being ICC has sanctioned the players.”
He added, "Let's focus on cricket rather than all these controversies. Enough is enough.” Singh continued, "You can't really say who was wrong, who was right here. What I feel is that this should be the end of this thing right now. What I feel personally is, the things will definitely get heated from the next Test match again, but whatever incident happened here, should be left here in Adelaide.”
