'Jante ho hum match kahan haare' - Twitter slams Mohammed Siraj for unwarranted aggression towards Steve Smith during Day 2 of WTC final

Mohammed Siraj Steve Smith

India and Australia clashed in the one-off WTC final for the shiny Test mace. Both teams would like to win the match as it propels them to a great height. For India, this is even more important as they have been performing quite poorly in World events and a trophy has eluded them for more than 9 years.

India reached the final of the WTC even last year but a brilliant Kane Williamson led New Zealand trumped the Virat Kohi side to a formidable win. With Rohit Sharma leading the charge this time around, India and millions of fans would be hoping to get their hands on the trophy.

Australia have played brilliantly so far in the ongoing WTC final. Steve Smith and Travis Head took on the challenge and thwarted any competition from Indian bowlers. One instance where the tussle between the two sides was at its peak was when Steve Smith moves away from his batting stance at the very last moment while facing Siraj.

Siraj who is often very aggressive on the field, did not like this from Smith and threw the ball away in anger towards them. Following the end of Day 2, Siraj has spoken about the moment and he has credited the anger to a long day.

He said, "It was nothing, I was just enjoying. It is important to do that as it is a long day."

Here's how Twitter reacted to Siraj's comments: 

Negative Aggression chhod de bhai

— . (@AamirsABD) June 9, 2023

Looks like he forgot they also have pacers.. and much more faster and brutal 😄 pic.twitter.com/bMImh1HMZo

— SHUBH ❤️ (@DhoniKaFan07) June 9, 2023

Yup the aggression is good. Only the only indian bowler at present has.. keep going brother

— vamsi (@Besthavamsi12) June 9, 2023

Yahi se match harenge aapn

— Er Archit Pandey (@ArchitP54931960) June 9, 2023

Ha yahi krte thi,vo AUS wale aur ek aur ICC trophy le jayenge...🤧👍🏼

— Adarsh07 (@xoxoindian07) June 9, 2023

Bruh hit century but bowler is enjoying 😭😭

— Venky ls (@LsVenky) June 9, 2023

Frustration rather than enjoying

— SSRaghuvanshi (@raghuvanshi_ss) June 9, 2023

Blud thinks this is IPL

— Naͥveͣeͫd KHAN (@naveedk135) June 9, 2023

India on the backfoot

At the end of Day 2's play, India seem to be on the backfoot. After just 38 overs, India find themselves struggling at 151/5. With Ajinkya Rahane (29) and KS Bharat (5) at the crease, all eyes have been set on these two batters. Only exceptional batting from these two could bring India out of their misery.

In the first inning, Australia posted a huge total of 469 on the scoreboard. India would need to score 270 runs to thwart the possibility of a follow-on.