Travis lied in his statement; Everybody saw what he said: Md. Siraj on Travis's Head's "well bowled."

In a new chapter of the controversy where a heated exchange happened between Indian pacer Mohammad Siraj and Travis head after Head’s latter's dismissal on 140. Siraj, while talking to Indian Broadcasters, told them that Travis never said anything like well bowled, instead a lie, "Everyone saw what he said, everything is on air now" (translated). 

During Day 2 of the second test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy, Travis Head scored a magnificent 100 against India. After a lot of hustle to out him, Siraj finally bolded him with a kind of perfect Yorker in the 82nd over. After the dismissal, Travis said something to Siraj. Irah reverted furiously and directed him towards the dressing room. The exchange got so heated that it needed the intervention of Rohit and Kohli. 

After the incident, Siraj also discussed the crowd's reaction to continuous booing. On the third day, when Siraj came to bat, Travis Head was on the silly point. The two guys interacted again, but they seemed to talk about the misunderstandings this time.

The pictures and videos of the incident went viral on social media. A few former Australian cricketers and supporters started commenting about Siraj's behaviour during the incident. Along with the buzz on social media, after the incident, the crowd, which was more than 50,000 in number, started booing every ball on Siraj's bowling.

While talking to the broadcasters before their third-day game, Siraj said that Travis's Head never said something like "Well bored," as he claimed on the other broadcasters. He also explained that his competitive spirit gets ignited after getting a six off the previous ball, which led to such a reaction. He mentioned that everything is on air nowadays, so everyone can see what he said.

On the earlier day, while talking to Australian broadcasters, Travis's Head told them they had "jokingly sad well bowled", which Siraj refused.

How things went 

• Siraj dropped Head on 76
• Head hit Siraj for a six
• Siraj immediately bowled Head with a low full toss
• An animated celebration followed
• Verbal exchanges ensued between both players
• Travis shared that he said, "Well bowled."
• Siraj denied it, saying everything was online already.
• Interaction between Siraj and Head while Siraj was batting.

There is a brief discussion between Siraj and Head when the former came to bat.

Just a couple of mates clarifying things...#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/XzcInyAKLK

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Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh took Siraj's side, saying, "He couldn't understand what kind of ‘well bowled’ he said; he hadn't bowled like this. He added that these things happen in the heat of the game, and players should leave these on the ground, not take any grudges off the field, shake the hand, and move on.