WTC Final: Mohammed Siraj throws ball at Steve Smith in anger - watch

Australia batters frustrated Indian bowlers in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) Final at the Oval. Frustration of Indian bowlers was palpable in a bizarre incident involving speedster Mohammed Siraj.

On the second day, Steve Smith was batting brilliantly on 95, and with the help of two back-to-back boundaries off Siraj, he reached his 31st Test century. However, on the fourth ball of the over, Smith moved away from his stumps before the ball was delivered due to an issue with the spider cam. Smith’s move didn’t go down well with Siraj. He finished his run-up and threw the ball in the direction of the stumps in frustration.

Even as Smith tried to explain to Siraj the reason behind not playing the delivery, gesturing at the Spider-cam, the India quick was not impressed.

However, several fans and experts slammed Siraj for channelising his aggression in the wrong direction.

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“Steve Smith just backing away. Didn’t please Siraj but Smith had every right to move out of the way. It’s more the frustration of Siraj being hit for two boundaries. He got sounded off by Rohit Sharma the previous ball,” said former Team India coach Ravi Shastri while doing commentary.