During their IPL match against Delhi Capitals on Saturday evening at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Royal Challengers Bangalore struggled to replicate their previous success with the new ball. They conceded 70/1 in the powerplay while defending a total of 181.
Mohammed Siraj bore the brunt of Delhi’s attack, particularly in his second over, which went for 19 runs and involved some heated exchanges.
In that over, Siraj was up against English opener Phil Salt, who hit a top-edge six over the wicket-keeper’s head on the first ball. On the next delivery, Salt hit a flat six over point, followed by a boundary through a gorgeous flick on the next ball.
Siraj responded with a searing bouncer that was called wide. As he walked back to his mark, Siraj threw some words in Salt’s direction, which escalated into a heated exchange between the two. DC skipper Warner rushed to the middle to intervene but was shushed by a raging Siraj, who then had to be separated from Salt by the umpire.
After the over ended, Siraj had another exchange with the umpires. Despite warnings from Virat Kohli, Siraj refused to back down until Kohli finally intervened to calm him down. The incident ignited the Twitterati, who took to social media to express their reactions to the fiery exchange between the bowler and batter.