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Virat Kohli praised Mohammed Siraj’s five-wicket haul against England, securing a six-run win and a 2-2 series draw.
Mohammed Siraj bowled a match-winning spell against England (Picture credit: AFP)
Ace India batter Virat Kohli sent a heartfelt message to his ‘Miyaan’ Mohammed Siraj, after the latter picked a match-winning five-wicket haul to take India to a six-run win against England on Day 5 of the fifth Test on the Oval, as India ended the series with a 2-2 draw.
England began the day with the upper hand, needing just 35 runs with 4 wickets in hand, but Siraj, in true gladiator spirit, made life miserable for his or her batters from the very first ball.
Siraj was named Player of the Match for his nine-wicket haul, stepping up in a game where India were without ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who was rested for workload management.
“Great win by Team India. Resilience and determination from Siraj and Prasidh have given us this phenomenal victory. Special mention to Siraj, who will put all the things on the road for the team. Extremely blissful for him ❤️@mdsirajofficial @prasidh43,” Kohli tweeted on Monday evening.
Great win by team india. Resilience and determination from Siraj and Prasidh has given us this phenomenal victory. Special mention to Siraj who will put all the things on the road for the team. Extremely blissful for him ❤️@mdsirajofficial @prasidh43— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 4, 2025
“Thanks bhaiya for ‘Consider’ing in me ❤️,” Siraj replied.
Siraj, India’s stoic warrior throughout the series, made the old ball talk in his opening over from the Pavilion End, getting it to maneuver away.
The harmful Jamie Smith (2) was beaten in the primary two deliveries before a 3rd one within the off-stump area took the skin edge on its technique to Dhruv Jurel, causing the sizeable Indian fandom within the stadium to erupt in unison.
Every delivery of that Siraj over was an event. After the much-needed breakthrough, a half likelihood was created against Gus Atkinson the very next delivery on the fifth stump, but KL Rahul didn’t take it at second slip.
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