ENG vs IND 2025: 'Mohammed Siraj jogged my memory of Kapil Dev together with his bowling' – Yograj Singh

Former India pacer Yograj Singh heaped reward on Mohammed Siraj for his exemplary show of quick bowling on the tour of England, particularly on the ultimate day of the fifth Take a look at, as his enthralling five-for helped India degree the collection.

Siraj completed the five-match collection as the best wicket-taker. He bagged 23 wickets from 5 matches at a median of 32.43 and a strike fee of 48.39. The Hyderabad pacer has been lauded for his grit and dedication for the nation as he bowled extra overs than some other bowler within the collection.

Other than applauding Siraj’s efforts and evaluating him to the legendary Kapil Dev, Yograj recommended Shubman Gill and mentioned that it did not look like he was captaining the Take a look at staff for the primary time.

“The best way our gamers have performed, it was wonderful to observe. The best way Mohammed Siraj bowled, he jogged my memory of Kapil Dev. The captaincy of Shubman Gill was mature. It didn’t appear in any respect that he was a captain for the primary time,” Yograj was quoted as saying by MSN.

India began the collection with a five-wicket defeat at Headingley. Nonetheless, they bounced again strongly to register a first-ever Take a look at win at Edgbaston within the second sport. The Three Lions restored their lead within the third Take a look at at Lord’s in what turned out to be a humdinger of a contest. India confirmed a variety of guts within the fourth Take a look at at Previous Trafford and batted for greater than 5 periods to keep away from a defeat. The fifth and last Take a look at at The Oval was probably the most closely-contested affair, the place the vacationers received by six runs.

Shubman completed as the best run-scorer within the collection. In 10 innings, he amassed 754 runs at a median of 75.40. He slammed 4 centuries, together with a double century within the second Take a look at. The Punjab batter shared the Participant of the Sequence award with Harry Brook, who additionally had an exceptional collection, smashing 481 runs at 53.44.

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