Mohammad Siraj bowled two maiden overs in his 21.1 overs and took four wickets while giving 84 runs.
England’s Test tour of India 2024, IND vs ENG: Indian cricket team’s star fast bowler Mohammad Siraj (Mohammad Siraj) Has bowled extremely well on the third day of the third Test match being played against England in Rajkot.
Mohammed Siraj bowled two maiden overs in his 21.1 overs and took four wickets while giving 84 runs. During this, Siraj took the wickets of Ollie Popp, Ben Fox, Rehan Ahmed and James Anderson and helped Team India restrict England cricket team to 319 runs in the first innings.
Mohammed Siraj shines in Rajkot
After the conclusion of play on the third day of the Rajkot Test, Mohammed Siraj said that he missed Jasprit Bumrah’s yorker in Visakhapatnam because he was on a break, so he played the yorker in Rajkot on the third day of the third Test. Decided to give the English batsmen a taste of fun.
Siraj clean bowled Rehan Ahmed and James Anderson with two excellent yorkers in Rajkot. Meanwhile, the Indian fast bowler said when he was on a break, he thought of trying to imitate his fellow fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah.
‘I just enjoyed the break’
Mohammed Siraj was quoted by GeoCinema as saying: “I did not do anything. I was with my family and I just enjoyed. I took a break for 5 days and then I trained at home. I was missing Jasprit Bumrah bhai’s yorkers at home, so I thought I would do it right here in Rajkot. Not much help from the pitch. “Yorkers were an option at that time and I got the result I was looking for.”
The Indian fast bowler further added: “With Ash Bhai (R Ashwin) not being there, we were only four bowlers on the field. Our responsibility was to perform well against the aggressive batting of England. We decided to stick to our length and wait for their mistakes.”