Indian fast bowler Mohammad Siraj, enjoying the responsibility of leading the bowling attack in the absence of Jaspreet Bumrah, termed the achievement of six wickets on the third day in the second Test against England on Friday as ‘incredible’.
Siraj’s brilliant bowling holds India’s hold on the match. Jamie Smith (184 unbeaten on 207 balls) and Harry Brook (158 runs off 234 balls) were making a fast return to England match but took India to a strong position by taking six wickets for 70 runs for Siraj.
Siraj said after the day’s game, “It is incredible because I have been waiting for a long (such performance).” I was bowling well but was not getting wickets. It is very special to take six wickets here. ‘
Siraj took two consecutive wickets in the second over of the day, so that half of England’s team was in the pavilion for just 84 runs. Brooke and Smith, however, shared a 303 -run partnership in 368 balls and made a brilliant comeback of the hosts.
A 31 -year -old Hyderabad’s 31 -year -old made a comeback and dismissed the lower -order batsmen and England were all out for 407 runs in response to India’s huge 587 runs. Siraj said that the wicket was very slow, so it was important to maintain discipline.
He said, “The wicket was very slow, but when you are given the responsibility of leading the attack, my goal was to bowl very much in the right direction with discipline. My mindset was not to give runs while bowling tightly. ”
Due to resting Bumrah for this test, Siraj is leading a relatively inexperienced fast bowling unit. The team consisted of him like Akash Deep and famous Krishna.
He said, “This is the third or fourth match of Akash Deep, the same for the famous, so I was focusing on pressurizing the batsmen.” I feel like trying different things, but I have to maintain consistency in bowlingWhen asked about his impressive record while bowling in Bumrah’s absence, Siraj said, “I like responsibility, I like the challenge.”