India have made four changes for the second Test; Gill and Siraj walks into the lineup for Prithvi Shaw and Mohammed Shami respectively. Rishabh Pant to keep wicket instead of Wriddhiman while Ravindra Jadeja included as second spinner.
India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj's fine gesture of rushing in and attending to rival Cameron Green after he was hit on the head during the opening day of the warm-up game.
Indian coach Ravi Shastri said Indian fast bowling quality gives them an edge over Australia; Calling the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav and Navdeep Saini his fabulous five.
Mohammed Siraj's elder brother Ismail has said that the pacer wants to pay a tribute to his father with a series win in Australia.
Siraj's father Mohammed Ghouse, 53, died due to a lung ailment in Hyderabad last week and despite BCCI offering him the option to return home, the fast bowler decided to stay put on national duty in Australia.
Siraj's father passed away on Friday and the Indian pacer decided to stay with the Indian Test team in Australia, even though the Indian cricket board offered him fly back home.
Siraj is presently with the Indian squad in Australia for the impending Border-Gavaskar series
Siraj is part of India's Test squad and is in the Sydney quarantine hub. He will not be able to return to India for his father's burial due to the Covid-19 restrictions.
Coming from a humble background, Ghouse was instrumental in Siraj's growth as a cricketer as he supported his son's ambitions with his limited resources.
BCCI shares a video of ‘The master and his apprentice’ bowling in tandem with the pink ball during their training session.
Seam-friendly pitches in UAE have forced captains to surprise batsmen, not just with spinners but also by bringing seam bowlers first-up.
Siraj was in scintillating form in RCB's recent encounter against Kolkata Knight Riders.
RCB pacer Siraj says he played KKR match while knowing his father was admitted into the hospital due to prolonged illness.
At the post-match presentation, Kohli himself admitted that the decision to give Siraj the new ball was a late one.
The bowling duo picks five wickets together while bowling three maidens to restrict KKR at an embarrassing 84/8 in RCB’s 8-wicket win.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer took three wickets in his opening two overs to leave KKR reeling at 14/4 by the end of fourth over as he registers name in IPL history book
With the two white ball series (T20Is and ODIs) slated before the marquee four-Test rubber, the selection committee under Sunil Joshi's chairmanship is expected to pick a jumbo squad for all three formats when it meets later this week.
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