AUS Vs IND: Debutant Mohammad Siraj achieves cap as ‘biggest achievement’ Siraj, who lost his father last month when he was already with the Indian team in Australia, took two wickets for 40 runs in 1 day.
Mohammed Siraj celebrated after taking the wicket of Australia’s Marnus Lebuschgane in the Boxing Day Test on Saturday at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
Debutant pacer Mohammed Siraj on Saturday called the India Test cap the “biggest achievement” of his life and said he counted on bowling dot ball to put pressure on Australian batsmen.
Siraj, who lost his father last month when he was already with the Indian team in Australia, claimed two at 40 on the opening day of the second Test after receiving a test cap from off-spinner R Ashwin.
Siraj said, “When I got the cap, I felt it was the biggest achievement of my life. I have a lot of confidence in speaking with Ajju Bhai (Ajinkya Rahane) and Jassi Bhai (Jaspreet Bumrah).” Test cricket for India