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Mohammed Siraj
Tue, August 13 2024
Shardul Thakur blasts Australia for ‘horrible’ treatment during 2021 Gabba Test
The Indian pacer revealed that the Indian team didn't even have any housekeeping service at their hotel for 4-5 days
Thu, June 13 2024
Mohammed Siraj wows Indian legends with brilliant catch against USA
Indian pacer's stunning catch left the Indian legends awestruck in the commentary box
Fri, February 02 2024
India vs England 2nd Test: Mohammed Siraj Rested, Avesh Khan re-joins the team
Mohammed Siraj remains absent from Team India's XI for the second Test of the series against England.
Mon, January 29 2024
IND vs ENG: Parthiv Patel questions Siraj’s selection in the first Test
Only 11 overs were bowled by Mohammed Siraj during the first Test match between India and England.
Wed, January 24 2024
‘I think it’ll be difficult to see Bazball here in India’: Siraj opines about Bazball
If England play Bazball in Indian conditions, match may get over within a day-and-a-half or two- says Mohammed Siraj
Thu, January 04 2024
SA vs IND 2nd Test: History created in Cape Town after the Test was piled up in 107 overs to become the shortest ever
India vs. South Africa: The odds were stacked against the Indian cricket squad following an innings-and-32-run defeat in Centurion. Nonetheless, the Indian cricket squad quickly exacted brutal revenge.
Thu, January 04 2024
Ind vs Sa 2nd Test Full Highlights: First Time In history, 33 Wickets in 2 Days | Ind vs Sa |
India vs South Africa, 2nd Test Day 2 highlights: Premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah bagged a match-changing six-wicket haul in the first session while South Africa's Aiden Markram slammed a fighting century for the Proteas on Day 2 of the series decider at Newlands. With the Proteas all out for 176, Rohit Sharma and Co. chased down the 79-run target to thrash the hosts by 7 wickets at Newlands.
Wed, January 03 2024
Ind vs Sa 2nd Test:1st Session Highlights, SA All out for 55 Runs | Siraj | Bumrah | Yashasvi Jaiswal
Siraj conceded just 15 runs from his nine overs as he triggered an abject surrender from South African batters on a pace-bowling friendly pitch.
Wed, January 03 2024
SA vs IND: Virat Kohli uses a tactically perfect approach to orchestrate Jansen’s dismissal after South Africa collapses to a 96-year-low
Siraj received a signal from Virat Kohli from the slips regarding a potential way to remove Jansen, and the South African batsman was removed precisely as intended
Mon, December 25 2023
Temba Bavuma feels India’s strong bowling attack can “nullify” SA’s advantage
South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma, ahead of the Boxing Day Test on Tuesday, said that India's strong bowling attack can nullify the advantage of the experience that the hosts have in Centurion. Bowlers like Mohammed Siraj, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah and Kagiso Rabada are likely to star on a surface that will more or less play in their favour. In such a situation, it will be up to the batters to take up the challenge and deal with the threat posed by the bowlers. "We understand conditions a lot better so you'd expect us to adapt a lot better but their bowling is quite strong. The fact that they've been able to achieve such success is because of their bowling attack and that kind of nullifies the advantage we have. It's more between the batters and how the batters take on that challenge," Bavuma said as quoted from ESPNcricinfo. India's top six features four batters - Rohit Sharma, Yashavi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer who average more than 40. None of the Proteas batters has an average that can match this. However, if one digs deep only Kohli stands out with a stunning average of 51.35 in South Africa. The rest of the batters have struggled to put up runs as Rohit has an average of 15.37 in four Tests. Jaiswal and Iyer have yet to play a single Test in South Africa. On the other hand, South Africa have two batters Aiden Markram (43.92) and Dean Elgar (46.16) who average more than 40. Skipper Temba Bavuma is just shy of the 40 mark as he averages 39.11 on his home soil in red ball cricket. Their performance could play a vital role as South Africa look to maintain their unbeaten home record against India. "There's a lot of pride attached to that - that we've been able to keep that record intact as a South African team... all of us as players also feel that. But we understand playing against India comes with certain challenges and it's those types of challenges we would like to focus on. Playing against India comes with a lot more eyes and a lot more scrutiny in terms of everything we do," Bavuma said. "So it's accepting that. And the other, more obvious one, is the skill factor on the field. For me as a batter, the bowlers are going to put you under pressure and their batting line-up as well, they've got renowned Test players and guys who performed in all conditions. They are a determined team as well, who want to be able to say they've won a Test series here in South Africa so with that extra bit of drive and motivation, we'll really need to be at our best," Bavuma added. India's Test squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Md. Siraj. South Africa Test squad: Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne (wk).