India, May 22 -- Gujarat Titans bowler Mohammed Siraj, on Thursday, was left red-faced after Lucknow Super Giants vice-captain Nicholas Pooran gave a brutal reply to his constant sledging during their IPL 2025 face-off at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Pooran smashed an unbeaten fifty as Lucknow, who are already out of the race to make the playoffs, posted a massive target of 236 against the table-toppers.

The incident happened during the 16th over of the first innings of the match when Siraj had a go at Pooran after the third ball. But the latter did not respond at all, and just chewed his gum and walked towards fellow LSG batter Mitchell Marsh for a chat. Siraj's act even forced the umpire to intervene as he walked towards the...