Mohammed Siraj was ‘angry’ with captain Ajinkya Rahane’s decision during his debut Test series due to…

New Delhi: Mohammed Siraj was the hero of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England as he returned the most wickets in the five-Test series. The right-arm pacer picked up 23 wickets and helped India achieve a record six-run victory over the hosts in the fifth and last Test at the Oval. The 31-year-old picked up five wickets in the second innings of the final match, guiding Shubman Gill’s India to a miraculous victory against all odds to tie the series.

What made Mohammed Siraj the best in Cricket?

Ajinkya Rahane, who had led India to a record Border-Gavaskar Trophy victory in 2020-21 over Australia, was full of praise for Siraj, saying the anger and aggression of the pacer made him play his best cricket.

When did Mohammed Siraj debut?

It is noteworthy that Siraj had made his Test debut under Rahane against Australia in the iconic 2020-21 series, which India had won 2-1. Also, the captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) during the Indian Premier League (IPL) had also had a tale to share, sharing how Siraj had been annoyed with one of his captaincy moves in his debut series.

Why was Mohammed Siraj angry?

“What I like about Siraj is that he always liked to bowl longer spells. Even in the 2020-21 series, he was willing to do that with the same intensity. In Australia, when he was making his debut, he was angry because I had introduced him into the attack very late,” said Ajinkya Rahane on his YouTube channel.

“He still has the anger inside him. This anger brings out the best in Mohammed Siraj. We saw in the England series. The aggression in his bowling and the intensity with which he bowls, he is always warmed up by the time he bowls his first ball. This is the great quality of a great bowler,” he added.

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