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[PICTURES/VIDEOS] Mohammed Siraj - Performance Watch

A Dream Test debut to remember for Siraj:
15-4-40-2
21.3-4-37-3

His father will be proud from heaven.
 
A real workhorse. Highly disciplined performance from him and got his rewards. Hope Saini can emulate that.
 
He needs to calm down with the reviews though. Got excited a couple of times, which is understandable as he is on debut, but going forward, he needs to be a bit careful in pushing for reviews.
 
Siraj getting emotional during Indian National Anthem.

That's what you call Jazba, Josh & Junoon :afridi

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X-factor guy, already got wicket of the big fish Warner.
 
Doesn’t seem special to me like Bumrah or Shami.

Bowls around 80-85 mph and doesn’t have height to compensate a la Jamieson like Hasan Ali.
 
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ManFan said:
Doesn’t seem special to me like Bumrah or Shami.

Bowls around 80-85 mph and doesn’t have height to compensate a la Jamieson like Hasan Ali.
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He has same height of bumrah. I don’t understand why you say he cannot be effective at 1.8 metres of height. As a bowler you needs skills and a heart to execute that’s what matters. Bury that thought of shorter players can’t do much.
 
ManFan said:
Doesn’t seem special to me like Bumrah or Shami.

Bowls around 80-85 mph and doesn’t have height to compensate a la Jamieson like Hasan Ali.
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Suraj is taking crucial wickets which is more important.
Will not worry about other factors.
 
Revolution said:
Suraj is taking crucial wickets which is more important.
Will not worry about other factors.
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Teams will take advantage of any defects in his bowling down the road.

I don’t see anything unusual that can keep him at a high level for long.
 
globalcitizen said:
He has same height of bumrah. I don’t understand why you say he cannot be effective at 1.8 metres of height. As a bowler you needs skills and a heart to execute that’s what matters. Bury that thought of shorter players can’t do much.
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Only really great short fast bowlers have been Marshall, Steyn, Harris, and Bumrah.

It’s far more likely that a tall bowler succeeds at the international level (especially Tests) than a shorter one.
 
ManFan said:
Only really great short fast bowlers have been Marshall, Steyn, Harris, and Bumrah.

It’s far more likely that a tall bowler succeeds at the international level (especially Tests) than a shorter one.
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Waqar Younis wasn't tall
 
Mobashir said:
Waqar Younis wasn't tall
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True but he had reverse-swing. And when his pace declined, we saw his struggles.

On the contrary, McGrath, had neither pace or reverse-swing like Waqar.

But he got better with age since his height allows him to extract extra bounce with the odd seam-movement.
 
shamaan said:
He doesnt look in the same calibre as bumrah,,shami or istant
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Boom is special and shami and ishant didn't become bowlers they are in their second test.

Siraj's pace was low today. He has bowled faster in second inning of a ranji match. So its not a issue of endurance.
 
I think he is better than Umesh and Saini and should be ahead of them in the reckoning.

Hopefully, we will not have these many injuries in future. So, enough bench strength with Bumrah, Ashwin, Shami, Ishant, Siraj, Umesh and Jadeja.
 
Apparently some abuse directed at Siraj and Bumrah at the Sydney Test.
 
Sachin speaking on Youtube believes Siraj has the incutter in addition to the outswinger and that the one coming in wasn't something caused by cracks on the pitch as mentioned on air by commentators :srt
 
Was bowling 130s and harmless stuff today

Maybe leading the attack is getting too much to him.Its only his 3rd Test :(

Hopefully has a good day tomorrow
 
Most wickets by an Indian in a Test series while making his Test debut in Australia:-

11* - Mohammed Siraj in 2020-21
10 - Javagal Srinath in 1991-92
8 - Dattu Phadkar in 1947-48
8 - Syed Abid Ali in 1967-68
 
King_Kohli said:
Most wickets by an Indian in a Test series while making his Test debut in Australia:-

11* - Mohammed Siraj in 2020-21
10 - Javagal Srinath in 1991-92
8 - Dattu Phadkar in 1947-48
8 - Syed Abid Ali in 1967-68
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Is this really a significant stat? I’m pretty sure there aren’t many Indian bowlers who made their Test debuts in Australia.
 
Bumrah and Siraj are two solid test prospects we have for next 7-8 years.

Natarajan is good for LOIs.

This should allow us to manage the workload of Shami, Ishant, Umesh and Bhuvi.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
Is this really a significant stat? I’m pretty sure there aren’t many Indian bowlers who made their Test debuts in Australia.
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True. He has taken 11 so far in 3 tests. Commendable considering the work load and lack of other support bowlers. He has a good attitude.

I would still want him to add 5 KM more to his pace though!
 
Good support bowler in tests for Shami and Bumrah. Once Ishant hangs his boots or Umesh is not in form, he can be our 4th pacer.

Shardul could be good in swing conditions but needs more control.
 
Comfortably better than all Pakistani bowlers right now, including Amir and Afridi.
 
Hyperion66 said:
Nothing controversial about it bruv, current Amir is a nobody as far as test cricket is concerned. Afridi is a pretty close call though but Siraj is more accurate, penetrative and has better control.
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Yeah but Amir and Afridi are more talented.
Siraj is more polished because of the system and has done the hard yards in domestics.
 
hoshiarpurexpress said:
Yeah but Amir and Afridi are more talented.
Siraj is more polished because of the system and has done the hard yards in domestics.
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Talent without performances is as good as my dog's morning poop. Siraj is better than both of them which is a fact, couldn't care less about 'Talent'.
 
T20s:- Bumrah, Bhuvi, Natarajan
ODIs:- Bumrah, Shami, Natarajan, Bhuvi
Tests:- Bumrah, Ishant, Shami, Yadav, Siraj( home away balancing out among them)

I would say all boxes are ticked as far as pace bowling is concerned. Ageing pace attack is no longer an issue.
 
Hasan123 said:
Looks much better with the red ball compared to white ball.
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He was always a red ball player. IPL is just give him financial security.
He started cricket late and has come up the ranks from a different pathway. He started playing red ball cricket at age of 21 and then was picked for Ranji, and then India A.
Hand picked and groomed by Rahul Dravid.
 
Loses father and unable to attend his funeral due to Covid restrictions

Gets racially abused

Suddenly thrust the responsibility of leading the attack in just his 3rd game

Gets a 5fer :akhtar
 
hoshiarpurexpress said:
He was always a red ball player. IPL is just give him financial security.
He started cricket late and has come up the ranks from a different pathway. He started playing red ball cricket at age of 21 and then was picked for Ranji, and then India A.
Hand picked and groomed by Rahul Dravid.
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I didn’t know
https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/dravid-impressed-sirajs-686194.html

Dravid managing our India A , U-19 is actually a good thing clearly.. I was kinda skeptical though..
 
Saurav said:
Loses father and unable to attend his funeral due to Covid restrictions

Gets racially abused

Suddenly thrust the responsibility of leading the attack in just his 3rd game

Gets a 5fer :akhtar
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And yet people also abuse Naseem Shah who has a remarkably similar story.
 
speed_thrills said:
135 KMPH trundler. Will be slaughtered on unresponsive pitches.
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No other country punishes foreign fast bowlers more than Australia. In India he will reverse swing tue ball and will be even more lethal.

This is the toughest test that Siraj has passed spectacularly.
 
Big hearted bowler. Keeps running in, no dramatics of staring down batsmen, consistent though not high pace, and most importantly....a 5fer to show for his efforts.
 
Saurav said:
Loses father and unable to attend his funeral due to Covid restrictions

Gets racially abused

Suddenly thrust the responsibility of leading the attack in just his 3rd game

Gets a 5fer :akhtar
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Champion bowler, true sherdil.
 
Third_Umpire said:
Big hearted bowler. Keeps running in, no dramatics of staring down batsmen, consistent though not high pace, and most importantly....a 5fer to show for his efforts.
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I agree. Pace without intelligence is a load of ***. Siraj, Shardul, Natrajan are not pace demons, they are intelligent students of the game and skillful enough to know how to execute a plan despite having a combined experience of like 3 tests. Mighty impressive how they restricted Aus batting on their strongest fortress with little to no experience. I can gladly say that our fast bowling is in safe hands for another decade at least.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Six years ago, Mohammed Siraj struggled to make it to practice with just 70 rupees of pocket money <br><br>Today, he bagged his first Test five-for in just his third game and his story is the stuff of dreams &#55357;&#56569; <a href="https://t.co/i0Nqa0VofS">pic.twitter.com/i0Nqa0VofS</a></p>— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNcricinfo/status/1351161305961533444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Well bowled today. He could have had 6 wickets had he held on to the catch of Green. I like his attitude. By being in the company of Shami, Ishant and Bumrah, I am sure he will improve his bowling skills. All the best, young man.
 
From the bylanes of Toli Chowki in Hyderabad where riding a two-wheeler requires the best of skills, Mohammed Siraj has come a long way to the fast lane of international pace bowling.

The leap of joy when he claimed his first Test wicket – that of Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne in the second game of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Melbourne – is perhaps symbolic of his success against the odds. By the third Test in Sydney, Siraj was the spearhead of the pace attack as India was hurt badly by injuries to its first-choice bowlers, and the other two pacers in the team, Navdeep Saini and Shardul Thakur, had even less experience – a role the spirited Hyderabad fast bowler would never have imagined.

His is yet another story of triumph over adversity in Indian sports: Siraj, the son of an auto-rickshaw driver, making it to the highest level as a cricketer after first making a mark in the Hyderabad Cricket Association league cricket championship.

First spotted by former Hyderabad Ranji Trophy pacer P. Jyothi Prasad, Siraj impressed many with his fighting spirit and an intense desire to do well in trying circumstances. These qualities were well and truly reflected when his father, Mohammed Ghaus, passed away right before India’s tour Down Under began.

“My dad always used to say: ‘Mera beta, desh ka naam roshan karna (My son, make your country proud),’” Siraj told Sportstar after the tragedy. “And I will for sure. The last time I spoke to him was before I left for Australia, and I know the hardships my dad faced in letting me pursue my passion for cricket.”

For someone who had just lost the “biggest support of his life,” Siraj never gave the impression that he was on debut in Melbourne and impressed one and all with his performance. “Yes, it would have been great if my dad were alive to see me in action in my Test debut,” said the pacer. “But that is destiny.”

Indian bowlers with 5-wicket hauls at the Gabba

Erapalli Prasanna - 6/104 in 1968

Bishan Singh Bedi - 5/57 in 1977

Madan Lal - 5/72 in 1977

Zaheer Khan - 5/95 in 2003

Mohammed Siraj - 5/73 in 2021

A late entrant in the Hyderabad Ranji Trophy team, Siraj has always played the game with a lot of passion and harboured big dreams. The urge to keep improving is what separates him from the many other challengers for a spot in the Indian national team.

Siraj also makes it a point to remember the immense contribution of India bowling coach Bharat Arun, who was the Hyderabad Ranji coach in 2016-17 when the fast bowler made giant strides. Under Arun’s guidance, Siraj emerged as the leading wicket-taker for the side that season with 41 scalps, followed closely by fellow pacers Ravi Kiran and Chama Milind.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) signed Siraj for a whopping ₹2.6 crore for the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, and he obviously benefited under the guidance of fellow Hyderabadi V. V. S. Laxman, who was the mentor for SRH, and other big names in the team.

In addition, the appointment of M. S. K. Prasad, a former Andhra Pradesh Ranji Trophy captain, as chief selector of the Indian national team couldn’t have come at a better time for the fast bowler. This was also a phase when the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) organised innumerable India A tours, which provided the perfect platform for the likes of Siraj to showcase his skills.

Prasad, on his part, has always had high praise for the Hyderabad pacer. “For someone who combined speed and the desire to have variety in his bowling, Siraj has always been on the radar given his consistent performances for the India A side,” he said. “Honestly, I am not surprised by the way he took up the challenge of representing the country in such demanding conditions in Australia.”

Having made his T20 International debut in November 2017, Siraj played his last game in the format in March 2018. But thanks to a stint with the India A side in the West Indies in 2019 where he was among the wickets and grateful to coach Paras Mhambrey, the 26-year-old was confident of a successful season ahead.

Significantly, Siraj thrives on competition, and the greater the number of contenders, the more it should spur him on to perform better. And the way the Hyderabadi brushed aside racial abuse during the Sydney Test clearly shows this fast bowler is ready for bigger challenges. Now, all he is aiming for is consistency at the highest level.

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cric...-ipl-vvs-laxman-sunrisers/article33599518.ece
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An emotional five-for at the Gabba meant even more for Mohammed Siraj <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AUSvIND?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AUSvIND</a> <a href="https://t.co/rVwT1bKibj">pic.twitter.com/rVwT1bKibj</a></p>— ICC (@ICC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ICC/status/1351186322149552128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Hyperion66 said:
Sorry, not really into what ifs and what could have beens. Siraj is better, period.
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In test cricket, sure. Even though he’s only played 3 test matches you can have that.

But in other formats there’s no competition.
 
Mohammed Siraj Goes To Father's Grave Immediately After Landing In Hyderabad

India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj went to his father's grave first thing after landing in Hyderabad, his home town, as he returned from India's tour of Australia. Siraj had lost his father in November 2020 while he was with the team Down Under. He was given the option of returning home but the pacer chose to stay back with the team for the series. "I went to father's graveyard straight after landing in Hyderabad. I was very emotional," Siraj told reporters on Thursday evening. Siraj made his Test debut in the second Test in Melbourne and finished the Border-Gavaskar series with 13 wickets - the most by any Indian bowler.

Later, Siraj was seen spending time with his niece in the balcony of his home as he was reunited with his family after a long break of five months.

Before the Australia tour, Siraj was part of Royal Challengers Bangalore and played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in the United Arab Emirates.

Siraj's father, Mohammed Ghouse, aspired to watch Siraj play for India and the fast bowler revealed on several occasions during the series that he stayed back in Australia to fulfil his father's dream.

Siraj picked up his maiden five-wicket haul in the fourth Test in Brisbane and said his focus was on fulfilling his father's wish.

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"I am thankful that I was able to pick five wickets as it was a very tough situation for me after my dad passed away. But after talking to my mom at home, I gained some confidence. The call with my mom made me mentally strong. My focus was to fulfil my dad's wish," said Siraj after the fourth day's play in Brisbane.

"I want to thank God that I got the chance to play for India as it was my dad's wish too. If he was alive today, he would have been very happy. But I know his blessings were with me and I am speechless after my performance," Siraj had said.

https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/moh...ediately-after-returning-to-hyderabad-2355935
 
Despite the easy money in IPL, Siraj's ultimate aim was to play for his country and make it good.

Nobody would have criticised him if he had left the tour to attend to his fathers last rites. But he stayed on to serve his country. These are the sort of cricketers who make it following a team worthwhile. And the importance these players give to the Indian cap is what makes the team world beaters.

Hats off.
 
India head coach Ravi Shastri on Friday described rookie pacer Mohammed Siraj as the find of the Australia tour, hailing him for playing a key role in the historic Test series win despite personal loss and racial abuse from spectators Down Under.

Siraj could not return to India after his father, who was an auto driver, died barely a week after he landed in Australia with the Indian team in November last year. He also faced racial abuse from a section of the crowd in Sydney during the third Test.

Despite all this, Siraj finished the series with 13 wickets -- the most by any Indian bowler -- as the team came from behind to script a memorable 2-1 win.

"Find of the tour for shoring up the bowling attack the way he did - Mohd Siraj. He fought through personal loss, racial remarks and channelised them to find home in the team huddle," Shastri tweeted in appreciation of the 26-year-old pacer.

Siraj turned out to be one of the architects of India's success and successfully stepped into the shoes of his senior pace colleagues after making his debut in the series-turning second Test in Melbourne.

In the fourth Test in Brisbane, Siraj led a young Indian bowling attack, picking up his maiden five-wicket haul in the longest format of the game.

He returned with match figures of seven for 150 as India beat Australia by three wickets in the series-deciding Test at the Gabba.

On Thursday, Siraj revealed that on-field umpires had offered his team the option of leaving the third Test against Australia midway after he was subjected to racial abuse by the crowd in Sydney, a proposal that was turned down by skipper Ajinkya Rahane.

After his arrival in the country, the youngster had driven straight to his father's grave in Hyderabad to pay his respects. He had dedicated each of his wickets in Australia to the departed soul.

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cric...racial-abuse-sydney-gabba/article33635303.ece
 
He defn showed a lot of character, plus first Aus tour being a reserve and he was hungry.

Irrespective how his career turns out, achieved great memories in our minds.

We need to find such bowlers and nurture them, he has spoken about Bharat Arun as being like a farishta in his life.. hopefully we have other coaches like that as well doing their job.
 
What a character!! Looks like a dedicated bowler. This tour will give him a lot of confidence. Shami now has a backup. Ishanth and Bumrah are certainties as they are unique. Siraj is similar to Shami in style
 
IPL 2021: RCB Pacer Mohammed Siraj Dreams of Becoming India's Highest Wicket-Taker

Mohammed Siraj will next be seen in action for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2021 which gets underway from Friday in Chennai

Chennai: Mohammed Siraj has had a surreal start to his Test career in Australia last year when right after making his India debut, thanks to fitness issues to senior teammates, he found himself leading the pace bowling department. While he has made quite an impression in red-ball cricket, Siraj is aiming to become a regular across formats.

Siraj will next be seen in action for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2021 which gets underway from Friday in Chennai. “I want to play all three formats for India. Whatever opportunities I get, I want to give my 100 per cent and grab them with both hands. There is a series against England after the IPL, I will give my best,” Siraj said in a video shared by his IPL franchise RCB on Twitter.

He played an important role in India the four-match Test series in Australia and has been learning from the likes of Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah. “Jasprit Bumrah used to stand beside me whenever I was bowling. He told me to stick to the basics and not do something extra. It’s nice to learn from such an experienced player,” Siraj said.

“I even played with Ishant Sharma, he has played 100 Tests. It felt good to share the dressing room with him. My dream is to be the highest wicket-taker for India and I will work hard whenever I get an opportunity,” he added.

So far, the 27-year-old has taken 39 wickets in 35 IPL matches and he admits that his confidence was quite low last season when he linked up with the squad. “Last year, when I joined RCB, I was low on confidence. But when I started bowling with the new ball, I was also bowling on a single wicket, which helped me a lot,” he said.

H continued, “And then the performance against KKR gave me a lot of confidence. The team culture here is so nice that everyone used to get together and discuss stuff like Virat (Kohli) does.”

He has had positive interactions with RCB batting consultant Sanjay Bangar who has praised his aggression and confidence. “I was talking to Sanjay sir. He told me that my rhythm is good. I am meeting you after so long but you are putting in the same effort that you used to put for the Indian team. Your rhythm, aggression and confidence … it is all looking nice, so continue that,” he said.

During the Australia tour, while he was undergoing quarantine, Siraj got the news of his father passing away and despite that, he decided to stick with the Test squad. “During Australia tour, I was in quarantine and when we came back from practice, I got to know my father passed away. Unfortunately, no one could come to my room,” Siraj said.

“I called home and my fiance, mother were very supportive and they told me that I need to fulfill my father’s dream of seeing me play for India,” he added.

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/ipl-2021-rcb-pacer-mohammed-siraj-dreams-of-becoming-indias-highest-wicket-taker-976888
 
It was exactly two years ago when Mohammed Siraj was not just trolled in this day and age of keyboard critics, but the passionate Royal Challengers Bangalore's fans were calling for him to be left out of the side. Not just for the lack of wickets, but for the sheer number of runs he would leak every time he would come on to bowl. In the Indian Premier League of 2019, he played 9 games but returned just seven wickets and conceded at 9.55.

During the lockdown of 2020, apart from the fitness aspects of things, Siraj focused mainly on working on his strengths, which he singled out to be back-of-the-length deliveries and Yorkers. Once grounds opened up, he trained at a private ground close to the Hyderabad airport, spending hours at end bowling in the nets to critique his bowling watching and re-watching his videos to make a well-rounded assessment. Two years since, Siraj is a different bowler. Now the same fans describe him as an asset, and his turnaround, astonishing. The villain from not-so-long-ago has turned into quite the hero, not just for RCB, but for India as well.

"The confidence has come from the exposure and form I had during the Australia Tests. It feels good," Siraj said on Thursday (April 22) ahead of RCB's game against Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai. RCB had won all their three games in Chennai and were faced with the challenge of adapting to the pacier wickets in Mumbai. "I'll back myself to maintain good lines and lengths as I'm confident of my abilities. You can get some swing with the new ball here."
 
India's pace bowling resources:-

Tier 1:-

Jasprit Bumrah
Mohammad Shami
Ishant Sharma
Bhuvaneswar Kumar
Mohammad Siraj

Tier 2:-

Umesh Yadav
Deepak Chahar
Shardul Thakur
T Natrajan
Navdeep Saini
Prasidh Krishna

New Additions:-

1) Siraj moves to tier-1.
2) Prasidh is a new entry, hence moved upto tier- 2. Looking forward to see him more in tests.
 
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He definitely has improved in the shorter formats. He was only seen as a first class bowler a few months ago.
 
'Skill wise, he is even ahead of Jasprit Bumrah': Nehra's massive praise for young India pacer, says 'sky is the limit'


If Ashish Nehra is to be believed, there is an India fast bowler, who not only is on par with Jasprit Bumrah skill wise, but is better than him.

When it comes to the most complete fast bowler in the world, few can surpass India pacer Jasprit Bumrah. The India quick has emerged to become one of the top fast bowlers in the world, becoming the fastest pacer from the country to pick 50 Test wickets and the third Indian bowler after Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan to claim a Test hat-trick. Bumrah can bowl with the new ball and old, in the first Powerplay and the death with equal effectiveness. Few can top Bumrah in terms of being the best all-format pacer.

Perhaps Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins is the only other name that fits in the same bracket as Bumrah. However, if former India fast bowler Ashish Nehra is to be believed, there is another India fast bowler, who not only is on par with Bumrah skill wise, but is better than him. The pacer Nehra is talking about is none other than Mohammed Siraj, whose stocks have risen rapidly since his debut and continues to impress in the IPL 2021 for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

"When you talk about skill, this has been my thinking in the last three-fours years. When it comes to bowlers, everyone talks about Jasprit Bumrah being right up there. But skill wise, I don't think Siraj is behind Bumrah, and in all formats," Nehra said in a video on Cricbuzz.

"There was talk about a couple of years ago that he used to pick up 5-6 wickets in every match for India A with the red ball, and I've always believed that a good red-ball bowler, a Test match bowler has a greater chance of succeeding as a white-ball bowler."

Nehra called Siraj an effective all-format bowler, and believes that in terms of certain skills, the 27-year-old pacer is in fact ahead of his senior pro Bumrah. Nehra urged Siraj to maintain his fitness and improve game awareness, and believes if the fast bowler can take care of these two aspects, there is nothing he can't achieve.

"There are some bowlers whom you include only for T20s, for white-ball matches. So In think Siraj is a very good all-format bowler. There is no shortage skill, he has all type of variations. I would in fact say that skill wise, he is even ahead of Bumrah, if you talk of variations," Nehra explained.

"He has a different slower one, there is no lack of speed, he can move the new ball. He needs to keep his fitness and sharpen his mind. If he can do these two things well, sky is the limit."

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/skill-wise-he-is-even-ahead-of-jasprit-bumrah-ashish-nehra-s-massive-praise-for-young-india-pacer-says-sky-is-the-limit-101619256828317.html
 
Mohammed Siraj is taking wickets and his new mode of celebration involves an underlying message for all his critics asking them to just keep shut.

Siraj was the pick of the Indian bowlers with four wickets in his first appearance at the Lord’s and was asked about his “finger on lips" gesture after getting each and every wicket.

So what’s the back-story?

“This story (celebration) is for the haters (critics) because they used to say a lot of things about me, like he cannot do this and cannot do that. So, I will only let my ball do the talking and hence this is my new style of celebration," Siraj said at the virtual post-day press conference after the third day’s play of the second Test.

Put into bat, India rode on KL Rahul’s classy 129 to post 364 in the first innings, but for England skipper Joe Root struck an unbeaten 180 to post 391 in their first essay and take a 27-run lead.


A bottle cork was hurled at Rahul on the third day from the spectators during the pre-lunch session, but Siraj said that he was unaware about it.

“I did not actually notice what happened but nothing (offensive) was said by the public," he maintained.

He said that the plan of the fast bowlers was to be consistent and bowl in one area.

He also underlined the importance of four fast bowlerss in these conditions.

“It was important (to play with fourth fast bowler), because we have taken three wickets at the start and our fast bowlers were effective and bowling consistently in one area.

“The role of fast bowlers is important in England because when you come to England, you want to try things, but our plan here was to be consistent and bowl at one place," he said

https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/...ps-celebration-is-for-the-haters-4087313.html
 
Ab Fan said:
India's pace bowling resources:-

Tier 1:-

Jasprit Bumrah
Mohammad Shami
Ishant Sharma
Bhuvaneswar Kumar
Mohammad Siraj

Tier 2:-

Umesh Yadav
Deepak Chahar
Shardul Thakur
T Natrajan
Navdeep Saini
Prasidh Krishna

New Additions:-

1) Siraj moves to tier-1.
2) Prasidh is a new entry, hence moved upto tier- 2. Looking forward to see him more in tests.
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Not sure why you rate Siraj over Thakur?

Siraj has taken 19 wkts in 12 Test innings at an average of 30.7.

Thakur has taken 11 wkts in 5 Test innings at an average of 22.0.

I would say that Thakur is somewhat ahead.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/mohammed-siraj-940973

https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/shardul-thakur-475281
 
Napa said:
Not sure why you rate Siraj over Thakur?

Siraj has taken 19 wkts in 12 Test innings at an average of 30.7.

Thakur has taken 11 wkts in 5 Test innings at an average of 22.0.

I would say that Thakur is somewhat ahead.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/mohammed-siraj-940973

https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/shardul-thakur-475281
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Siraj is test match bowler. Let's see what he will do in the future where as Thakur isn't test match material. You can be 100% sure he isn't going to take 100 test wickets. Personally I don't think he is even going to take 50 test wickets.
 
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