Aussie cricket hero Travis Head slammed for insulting a nation - as wife targeted by angry fans
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India's anger over the dramatic defeat to Australia in the Boxing Day Test continues to rage with hundreds of fans targeting Travis Head and his wife following the Aussie star's bizarre celebration. The match seemed to be headed for a draw with India sitting at 3/121 when Head got Rishabh Pant to sky a ball to Mitch Marsh in the outfield.
![[Head's wife Jessica copped vile backlash on social media with her social media flooded with a nasty messages and pig emojis]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/00/93632473-14240477-image-a-16_1735690784047.jpg)
The wicket prompted a bizarre celebration, with the off-spinner simulating dipping his spinning finger in ice. It didn't take long for outraged fans to lash out at Head on social media. Former international player and politician, Navjot Singh Sidhu demanded Head face sanctions for insulting the nation of India.
'Travis Head's obnoxious behaviour during the course of the Melbourne test doesn't auger well for the gentleman's game,' Sidhu wrote on X. Furious fans have targeted Travis Head and his wife following the Aussie star's bizarre celebration during the Boxing Day Test.
Head's wife Jessica copped vile backlash on social media with her social media flooded with a nasty messages and pig emojis. '(It) sets the worst possible example when there are kids, women, young and old watching the game. 'This caustic conduct did not insult an individual but a nation of 1.5 billion Indians.
![[Aussie skipper Pat Cummins has confirmed that Head's celebration was a harmless joke]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/00/93632539-14240477-image-a-23_1735690929144.jpg)
'Stringent punishment that would serve a deterrent for the future generations needs to be slapped on him so that no one dares follow suit!!!'. Hundreds of comments have since targeted Head on social media - and even Head's wife, Jessica. Jessica, who last month gave birth to the couple's second child, has seen her Instagram account bombarded with vile comments and pig emojis.
