AamchiMumbaikar
ODI Debutant
- Joined
- Dec 21, 2010
- Runs
- 8,688
Good match for him. Kept his discipline and bowled well 

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He seems to be just ok bowler
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.
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.
Teams will take advantage of any defects in his bowling down the road.Suraj is taking crucial wickets which is more important.
Will not worry about other factors.
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.
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.
Waqar Younis wasn't tall
He doesnt look in the same calibre as bumrah,,shami or istant
He doesnt look in the same calibre as bumrah,,shami or istant
From Aussie crowd?Apparently some abuse directed at Siraj and Bumrah at the Sydney Test.
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
Is this really a significant stat? I’m pretty sure there aren’t many Indian bowlers who made their Test debuts in Australia.
Comfortably better than all Pakistani bowlers right now, including Amir and Afridi.
Controversial but truth.
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.
Yeah but Amir and Afridi are more talented.
Siraj is more polished because of the system and has done the hard yards in domestics.
Looks much better with the red ball compared to white ball.
Comfortably better than all Pakistani bowlers right now, including Amir and Afridi.
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.
Shaheen in the Indian setup will be a different beast.The guy is special
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![]()
135 KMPH trundler. Will be slaughtered on unresponsive pitches.
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![]()
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.
135 KMPH trundler. Will be slaughtered on unresponsive pitches.
In test cricket, sure. Even though he’s only played 3 test matches you can have that.Sorry, not really into what ifs and what could have beens. Siraj is better, period.
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.
He has improved a lot in the last few months.
Yeah. He is sharper now. Always had skills for long format and is now doing well in the shortest format too.
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.
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