Mohammad Siraj after taking the wicket from Joe Root in the Birmingham Test
Reflexes
- Mohammad Siraj took 4 wickets including Joe Root at the Birmingham Test
- In the entire series, 18 pieces of land were registered in Siraj’s name.
- Siraj made his debut in the 2020-21 series against Australia
Indian fast bowler Mohammad Siraj has taken a total of 18 wickets in the current Test series against England. He took 14 wickets in 4 Test matches last year. Apart from this, he took 4 wickets in the first innings of the fifth Test match which was played in Birmingham. He noted that the Indian pitchers took the lead in the first innings against England because of his pace. Aside from this, he also said that it will be difficult for England to hit any target of 350 or more in the fourth innings.
Mohammad Siraj has become an important part of the Indian Test team over the last one or two years. He made his debut for India in the 2020-21 Test series against Australia. Since then, he has taken 40 wickets in 24 innings of 13 Test matches. In the current test match against England he also sent four English players into the arena, including the great wicket-keeper of Joe Root. He spoke openly about the success of the Indian bowlers after the game on the third day.
What did Mohammad Siraj say?
Jonny Bairstow (106 runs on 140 balls) took an aggressive approach on the third day of the ongoing fifth Test against India and scored a century in the third consecutive Test. With the help of his century, England scored 284 runs in the first innings in response to India’s 416 runs. Mohammad Siraj said that when hitters have adopted an aggressive attitude, the pitcher needs to be patient. The Indian bowlers were not bothered by Bairstow’s stormy batting.
Siraj said after the end of day three play on Sunday: “As bowlers we just have to be patient. Bairstow has been fit and has been batting aggressively since the New Zealand series. So we knew his confidence was going in increase. Our plan was simple to stick to the basics. We have to believe in our ability, no matter what I do, it was just a question of the ball, either in or out of the field.
We are different from the New Zealand attack!
Describing the Indian attack as different from the New Zealand attack, Mohammad Siraj said: “It’s normal for a batsman to run many times in England, you just have to be patient and focus on the process. When we watched the series against New Zealand, we realized Realizing that each of our players throws over 140km/h which they (the New Zealand players) didn’t have. We have the potential and we also played against England last year. So it’s a win-win situation. because we are aware of its weak points and that is the reason why we were successful.
Siraj’s warning to England
The Indian bowler warned England that it would be difficult for England batsmen to hit any target over 350 in the second innings. Initially, the pitch was helpful to bowlers in the early innings, but then it went flat. So our plan was to bowl in one area on a consistent basis. If we had just taken things slow, we would have scored a lot of runs. The ball is also kept low. So it will be useful to us in the second entry.
We told them that before India’s 416 in the first innings, the England team was reduced to 284 runs. In this way, India gained a lead of 132 runs. At the end of the third day game, Pujara was playing 50 while Rishabh Pant was on 30 and India made 125 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. India’s total lead had risen to 250, ie 257 runs. If we talk about the record of this field, then only once in 2008, 14 years ago, a goal of 250 or more in the fourth inning has been chased here.