Aussie Test great Michael Clarke reveals the repeated act by fiery Indian bowler Mohammed Siraj that should get him ‘fined every time’

India’s Test villain Mohammed Siraj made himself public enemy No.1 last week after a heated clash with Travis Head – but he should be fined for another act, according to an Aussie cricket great.

Siraj gave Australia’s century maker Head a send-off on Saturday in the second Test in Adelaide and could face sanction from the International Cricket Council.

But the Indian quick has also made a habit of doing ‘celebrappeals’ – celebrating wickets  without turning around to ask the umpire – that could see him in hot water.

Former Aussie skipper Michael Clarke says he’s surprised Siraj hasn’t already been sanctioned for the act.

‘Siraj should be fined for keeping on appealing for LBWs and not asking the umpire,’ Clarke said on Big Sports Breakfast.

‘He hits the batter on the pads and just runs down like they’re out. I’m surprised the ICC haven’t fined because I remember when I was playing, you get fined every time. 

Clarke says that players were fined ‘every time’ for the act when he was playing

‘Brett Lee was the worst at it and they told him, ‘I you don’t turn around and ask the umpire, you’re going to be fined’.

‘I’m more worried about that from Siraj than him and Travis Head.

‘Siraj did it in the first Test as well. You’re OK to appeal for anything you want but you’ve got to turn around and ask the umpire.

‘I’m actually surprised he hasn’t been fined. Him giving Travis Head a send-off as well, more fool him. The guy just made 140; give someone a send-off that makes five, not 140.’

Ex-Aussie fast bowler Stuart Clark agreed with Clarke.

‘That, I think, is far worse than what happened in the (Head) incident,’ he said.

‘And that came up and got discussed numerous times, that you can’t do that. The umpires are quite clear, and so are the rules, that you have to turn around and show respect to be asking the umpire whether it’s out.

‘It didn’t look great, he ran down the wicket, carried on, ‘that’s out’ … then when they showed the replay, he’d inside-edged it on to his pad.

Siraj gave Travis Head a send-off on Saturday in the second Test in Adelaide

Indian quick made himself public enemy No.1 last week after his clash with the Aussie

‘If I was a match referee or an official, I’d be sort of saying, ‘Mate, that’s got to stop, because that doesn’t look great and that puts so much pressure on the umpire, in an inappropriate way’.’

Meanwhile, Siraj has since accused Travis Head of lying, and abusing him in their heated clash during the second Test.

Siraj gave his view of the incident with Head with Indian broadcaster Star Sports before Sunday’s play in Adelaide.

In the interview, conducted in Hindi, Siraj said Head had lied.

‘After bowling him out, I celebrated, then he abused me,’ Siraj said in comments translated into English by the India Today website.

‘You can see on TV as well.

‘In the start, it was my celebration, I didn’t say anything to him.

‘In the press conference, he said wrong thing. He lied.

‘No way he said ‘well bowled’.

‘We respect everyone. I always respect everyone because cricket is a gentleman’s game.

‘Travis Head’s actions were wrong. I did not feel good.’