'Indian cricket wants extra Sirajs' – Kapil Dev showers reward on 'actual hero' Mohammed Siraj | CricTracker

Former Indian captain Kapil Dev has counseled Mohammed Siraj‘s efforts with the ball in the course of the recently-concluded five-match Check sequence between England and India. Kapil even labelled Siraj as a ‘actual hero’ contemplating the laborious work with which he persistently stick with a set plan whereas bowling. Siraj ended up securing 23 wickets in 9 innings, endeing up because the main wicket-taker of the sequence.

The erstwhile all-rounder showered reward on how Siraj led the bowling unit regardless of Jasprit Bumrah’s absence in two of the 5 matches.

“Siraj is an actual hero. The nice factor is that he didn’t attempt to do something extraordinary. He merely stored the ball in the best areas, particularly round off stump and success adopted. Siraj was main the bowling assault [in Jasprit Bumrah’s absence] and he did it courageously. Indian cricket wants extra Sirajs,” said Kapil, as quoted by Mid-Day.

That’s a uncommon and nice high quality. He by no means regarded underneath strain: Kapil

The World Cup-winning captain mirrored on Siraj not crumbling underneath the burden of a catch he had dropped on the fourth day whereas giving it his absolute all on the ultimate day at The Oval.

“Siraj was in excessive spirits and lifted all the workforce on that final day. [Jamie] Smith was a harmful batter and when Siraj eliminated him, it introduced the assumption again into the Indian workforce. Siraj dropped a catch on Day 4, but he bowled his finest after that. That’s a uncommon and nice high quality. He by no means regarded underneath strain. England wanted 35 runs and India wanted 4 wickets. This was the scenario on the morning of Day 5 and we plucked all 4 wickets. We could not converse higher English, however our workforce has proved that talking English is just not essential in the case of successful a cricket match,” added Kapil.

India received the fifth contest by a slender six-run margin. Siraj ended up with a career-best Check match haul of 9/190 (4/86 and 5/104). The Shubman Gill-led workforce ended up retaining the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy after levelling the sequence 2-2.

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