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Siraj led India’s bowling attack within the absence of Bumrah at Edgbaston & The Oval and picked up 7 and 9 wickets, respectively, to seal memorable wins for the Shubman Gill-led side.
Mohammed Siraj explains why he performs higher in Jasprit Bumrah’s absence. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Mohammed Siraj played all five Test matches for India within the recently concluded five-match series against the English team and dismissed 23 batters. Siraj’s tally of 23 wickets within the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy helped him equal Jasprit Bumrah’s record of taking probably the most wickets for India in a Test series played in England. Within the fifth and final Test of the away series, Siraj picked up a complete of nine wickets (4 within the 1st and five within the 2nd) to assist the Shubman Gill-led side successfully defend the entire of 374 runs and secure a win by six runs. For his super show in the ultimate match of the tour, Siraj won the Player of the Match award.
Within the series against England, within the two Test matches Bumrah missed, Siraj dismissed a complete of 16 batters. Siraj’s show with the ball within the absence of the world’s No. 1 Test bowler got here as a surprise for a lot of cricket fans.
The 31-year-old fast bowler from Hyderabad, in a recent interaction with RevSportz, opened up about his performances in England and said, “After I get a possibility to shoulder responsibility, even when you have a look at an earthly series, my performance at all times grows.”
“Responsibility gives me a unique form of joy and boosts my confidence. I told you at Edgbaston that individuals are talking about me, and it’s time to make all that talk stop. I normally am very aware of what I’m doing and don’t pay heed to what persons are saying because people have no idea my struggle. Despite that, I believed it was time to stop such talk since it was getting an excessive amount of,” he added.
Siraj also opened up about his performances for Team India within the absence of Bumrah and said, “With Jassi Bhai (Jasprit Bumrah) not being there as a consequence of his back injury and his workload being managed, I attempted my bit to maintain the positivity within the bowling unit. At any time when I used to be talking to my teammates, Akash Deep and all, I used to be attempting to spread the idea that we are able to do it. We will repeat what we’ve done already,” Siraj explained.
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