NEW DELHI: Former South African cricketer AB de Villiers weighed in on the Mohammed Siraj-Travis Head verbal spat during the Adelaide Test, stating while such on-field exchanges are part of the game, it is important to maintain respect and ensure they don’t escalate beyond acceptable limits.
The confrontation began when Siraj cleaned up Head with an exceptional yorker on the first day of the pink-ball Test. Head asserted he had simply acknowledged the delivery with 'well bowled', but Siraj's enthusiastic celebration and subsequent dismissal of Head's statement as a 'lie' heightened the friction.
