"Navjot Singh Sidhu Demands Action Against Travis Head for Insulting Ind...
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Of 1.5 Billion Indians: Navjot Singh Sindhu Calls For 'Stringent 'Punishment'
Against Travis Head
Former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh
Sindhu was not happy with Travis Head and demanded a severe punishment for him
after India's humiliating 185-run loss to Australia in the fourth Test of the
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Head was the
difference maker for Australia with the ball after a rare batting failure when
he took out Rishabh Pant on the last day of the game. With an 88-run
partnership before the crucial wicket shortly after the tea break, Pant and
Yashasvi Jaiswal seemed to be leading India to safety.
Pant played an unusual knock of 30
runs in 104 balls as India batted to save the match. Head forced the
27-year-old to make a mistake, though, as he tried a big shot but found the
fielder at long-on. Fans took notice of Head's celebration of Pant's dismissal when
he gestured with his finger to the other palm, dividing social media users'
opinions.
According to Sidhu, Head insulted
1.5 billion Indians, and the celebration was "obnoxious." The
31-year-old, according to the cricketer-turned-politician, set a poor example.
"The gentleman's game isn't looking good because of Travis Head's annoying
behavior during the Melbourne Test. He sets the worst possible example when
women, children, and people of all ages are watching the game. The nation of
1.5 billion Indians was insulted by this scathing behavior, not a single
person. "He needs to be given a severe punishment that will serve as a
deterrent for future generations so that no one dares follow suit!!!"
Sidhu wrote on X.
Australian captain Pat Cummins, who
made reference to a prior incident involving Nathan Lyon, clarified after the
game on Monday, December 30, that the celebration was a team joke. "I can
clarify that. He needs to submerge his finger in a cup of ice because it's so
hot. Yes, it is exactly that. Usually, that's the running joke. Additionally,
he took a wicket somewhere and proceeded straight to the refrigerator, where he
took out a bucket of ice, inserted his fingers, and simply walked in front of
Lyno (Nathan Lyon). As simple as that. "It's hilarious," Cummins
remarked during the press conference held after the game.
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