India vs Australia: “It’s his talent” – Sachin Tendulkar lauds Mohammed Siraj’s effort
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Mohammed Siraj has been in the limelight for the past three months and it is safe to say, that these months have been life-changing for him. After good performances in the Indian Premier League, the pacer lost his father while in Australia. He decided not to travel to India for the same and instead continued focusing on playing for the country.
He got his opportunity in the Test series as he made his debut in the second Test and soon enough, he was the spearhead of the attack in the fourth Test with a plethora of injuries to other pacers. Siraj’s rise has been northing short of meteoric and it is evident that he is here to stay and for a long time at that.
‘He has the ability to bowl in-cutters’ – Sachin Tendulkar
Former Indian cricketer and icon Sachin Tendulkar spoke on his YouTube channel about Mohammed Siraj today and was all praise for his ability to generate movement. “When Mohammad Siraj was bowling, I heard a couple of guys say, ‘the ball hit the crack and nipped back,’ something which I observed was completely different. Siraj while bowling the out-swinger, would get his fingers behind the ball, and release the ball. The seam is pointing towards first slip or sometimes towards second slip,” Tendulkar said.
“When he wanted to bowl the in-cutter which moves off the seam, then he would keep the shine on the off-side. He would then go cross-seam. That’s when the commentators also noticed that it was a scrambled seam. So I don’t think the movement was off the crack, but it was Siraj’s talent, his ability to bowl those in-cutters that made it happen,” the Indian legend added.
Siraj and India will hope to do something special and win the fourth Test that is currently underway in Brisbane with two days having ended.
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