Following his controversial gesture during the Boxing Day Test against India, Australia cricketer Travis Head has given clarification for his act.
The controversial incident occurred during the final session of Day 5 when Head got the wicket of Rishabh Pant at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Pant, who had been playing a brisk innings of 30, was dismissed while trying to play a big shot. Following the wicket, Head celebrated by pointing one finger into a circularly shaped hand, a gesture that sparked widespread debate.
Head, while speaking to Triple M Radio about the celebration, said: “Finger on the ice. I started in Sri Lanka. I put my finger on the ice and be ready to go for the next one.
“I didn’t expect to be bowling. I thought Galle would be my next bowling. I’ll go put it down in a little cup of ice, be ready to go up there next.”
Earlier, former India star Navjot Singh Sidhu had criticised Head for his gesture.
Australia clinched a 184-run victory over India at the Melbourne Test and took a 2-1 lead in the series. With this loss, India’s chances of -qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) Final at Lord’s fade away.
