Travis Head says he was surprised to read comments from Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar who suggested Josh Hazlewood’s side strain injury was “strange”, a “mystery” and that there was more to the story.

Sunil Gavaskar was lambasted by former Australia cricketers for spreading “garbage” and “rubbish” about Josh Hazlewood before India vs Australia 2nd Test.

Indian cricket great Sunil Gavaskar believes there is something "strange" about Josh Hazlewood pulling out of the second Test with a side strain. Hazlewood was one of the few bright lights in an Australian side that promised a lot but delivered very little in the first Test defeat to India in Perth.

“After a humbling loss in the Perth Test, a leading Australian newspaper commented, ‘Bumrah is living inside Marnus Labuschagne’s head.’ It was as much a tribute to Jasprit Bumrah’s fear-inducing skills as it was a castigation of Labuschagne’s inadequacies against the Indian pace spearhead.

Indian cricket legend and Channel 7 commentator Sunil Gavaskar has cast doubt over Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood’s injury. Writing a column for Indian news outlet Sportstar, Gavaskar has suggested Hazlewood was dropped for making divisive comments about the team during the first Test in Perth.