Former England captain Michael Attarton shared his point on the dispute around Mohammad Siraj’s fine for his animated sand-off at 4 of the ongoing third Test between India and England at the prestigious Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.
The ICC slapped Mohammad Sirj with his match fee and 15% fine of a demerit point, but Attarton believes the incident has been blown out of proportion. Even the English commentator compared the Siraj-Dkett moment to a previous episode which includes Virat Kohli and Sam Constas.
Attarton mentioned how Virat Kohli and Sam Constas had crossed the line through physical contact, but the shoulder touch at Lord’s appeared accidentally while defending the Indian fast bowler. Even the former England captain also said that Mohammad Siraj actually tried to avoid any confrontation with Docket.
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Michael Etharton defends Mohammad Siraj, shoulder brush with Ben Docket is called ‘casual’
Michael Atherton was told by Sky Sports: “There is a line, and no one wants to see physical changes. So, when Virat Kohli diverted his way to the young Sam Constas to accuse him of a shoulder in this winter, it was not the same, it was not one, which should be stamped.”
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However, the famous broadcaster has welcomed the call referee’s call to ignore a slight shoulder brush and instead punished Siraj for only his intensity celebrations. He felt that the punishment assigned to Siraj was modest, and therefore people should not play on it.
Etitarton said, “Yesterday, a little shoulder touch was completely casual. Siraj tried to get out of the road. Dock touched her as just touched her. The match referee has not taken any action on that shoulder grudge, okay, and just Siraj said that Dacch was on the face, there is nothing for me and nothing – a demar.”
Mohammad Siraj fined Ben Docket for sending a fierce in Lord’s
In fact, Mohammad Sirj has been fined 15% of his match fee to send a fierce to Ben Docket at Lord’s. The incident occurred in sixth place in 4 days when Siraj dismissed the docket and celebrated it right in front of him, causing an intense moment between the two.
Siraj and Docket approached the shoulder as the Indian fast bowler sent an aggressive, which the ICC understood as a violation of its code of conduct. The ICC said that Siraj violated Article 2.5, which relates to the functions or gestures that can provoke an aggressive reaction from a dismissal batsman. Apart from the fine, Siraj also received a demerit point.
This is his second demerit point for India’s burning pace Mohammad Siraj in less than a year, received for the first time in December 2024 after an on-field exchange with Australia’s Travis Head. If a player collects four or more demerit points over a 24 -month period, they turn points into suspension points, leading to a ban from matches.
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Controversial moments between Virat Kohli and Sam Constas
Meanwhile, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was a warm clash between Virat Kohli and young Australian batsman Sam Constas, one of the most spoke of 2024–25. The incident occurred in MCG during Australia’s innings when both the players crossed the road on the ground.
As soon as Kohli and Constas moved to the back of each other, brushed their shoulders, increased stress. Both players immediately roamed and made a hot exchange. Things increased until senior Usman Khwaja stepped up to calm the situation and separate the two.
