‘Dont know what words were exchanged, it's part of the game’ - Rohit Sharma shares his take on Head-Siraj debate

Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head were involved in a heated verbal spat on Day 2 of the second Test between Australia and India in Adelaide. The Australia international was spectacular with the bat, smashing 140 runs off 141 deliveries before failing to time Mohammed Siraj’s yorker, which went on to smash the stumps. The Hyderabad-born was delighted following the dismissal and gave Head an animated send-off.

The 30-year-old in response allegedly abused Siraj before heading to the dressing room. Meanwhile, Head later mentioned that he said ‘well bowled’ to the Indian pacer but yet, Siraj was animated in his celebration. The matter escalated on Sunday morning when the pacer called out Head for lying and mentioned that Head never said ‘well bowled’ and instead abused him, which triggered him to celebrate in such a manner.

India captain Rohit Sharma however doesn’t want to come to a conclusion. After a 10-wicket defeat in Adelaide, the 37-year-old noted that he doesn’t know about what words were exchanged but understands that it is part of the game and can happen in high-pressure situations.

“I was standing at the slips. I don't know what was exchanged, but two competitive teams are going at each other. These things happen. You know, Travis was batting well, obviously our plan was to get him out. And on the other side, Travis wanted to try and put our bowlers under pressure. And we got the wicket, he celebrated it,” Rohit said in the press conference.

"There were obviously few words changed within the two of them. I exactly don't know what was said, because my job is not just to look at that one incident. I am focused on the overall picture or the overall touch match. But again, I don't think we can look too much into that. You know, when India and Australia always play, these things happen. And these are now just part of the game," he further added.

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Net sessions are very private: Rohit

Indian players were abused, body-shamed and trolled during one of the net sessions ahead of the second Test in Adelaide. That prompted the team management to ban spectators during their training sessions and it will be in full effect from the third Test in Gabba, Brisbane. Ahead of that, India also trained behind closed doors ahead of the first Test in Perth. Speaking on the same, captain Rohit mentioned that net sessions are private and the team management doesn’t want the information to leak in public.

“You know, the net sessions are very private, and this was the first time ever I saw so many people during the nets. And when you're training, when you're practising, there are a lot of conversation that happens, and those conversations are very private. We don't want anyone to hear those conversations. It is as simple as that because there's a lot of planning,” Rohit said.