IPL 2021 | My dream is to be the highest wicket-taker for India: RCB's Mohammed Siraj
Cricket | April 08, 2021 13:18 ISTThe 27-year-old has played five Tests, one ODI and three T20Is for India so far.
The 27-year-old has played five Tests, one ODI and three T20Is for India so far.
England's batsmen lost the battle of both mind and skills in yet another shoddy performance to surrender the momentum to India with Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin calling the shots on the opening day of the fourth and final Test on Thursday.
Root was trapped before the wicket by Siraj, who bowled a beautiful inswinger which would have hit the middle and leg stump.
Only Stokes (55) and Dan Lawrence (46) were able to show some resistance on the opening day of the fourth Test.
Mohammed Siraj bowled two outswingers before bowling a back-of-the-length in-swing delivery, and finally dragged the length full to trap Joe Root in front of stumps.
Ravichandran Ashwin slammed a century during the Day 3 of the second Test against England in Chennai.
Mohammed Siraj won everyone's heart with the way he rejoiced on Ashwin's century on Day 3 of India-England 2nd Test.
Both, Siraj and Kuldeep are not part of the ongoing first Test between India and England in Chennai.
Siraj drove straight from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport to the graveyard to pay respects to his deceased father.
Upon his return to India, Siraj also went to the graveyard to pay respects to his late father.
Siraj picked 13 wickets in the three Tests he played, the first of which was his debut, through the course of the series which India won 2-1.
On his maiden five-wicket haul during 4th test against Australia, Cricketer Mohammed Siraj said, "I dedicated all my wickets to him. My celebration with Mayank Agarwal was dedicated to him. I didn't think of taking these many wickets. After many players got injured, everyone was trusting me. I was under pressure and it was challenging to do this."
Siraj also said that Jasprit Bumrah too backed him immensely in Australia.
Mohammed Siraj revealed that the umpires at the SCG told skipper Ajinkya Rahane to walk off the park and leave the game.
With 13 scalps, Siraj was India's highest wicket-taker in the memorable 2-1 series win on Tuesday and people in the locality where the cricketer lives erupted in joy.
On Monday, Siraj returned with figures of 5/73 in just his third Test as India bundled out Australia for 294 in their second innings in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Playing in his maiden Test series, Siraj grabbed 5 for 73 in the Australian second innings on Monday.
India will need 324 runs more, with all their wickets intact, when they come out to bat on Tuesday to win the fourth and final Test against Australia at The Gabba.
Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj finished as India's highest wicket-taker in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, despite missing the first Test in Adelaide.
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