Bengaluru: India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj spoke about his emotional struggle over the death of his father during the tour of Australia, saying that he often used to cry in the living room during his stay in the ‘bio-bubble’ during the Kovid-19 pandemic. The father of this fast bowler from Hyderabad, Mohammad Ghaus, died in November 2020 after an illness. Siraj was currently in Australia and could not attend his funeral due to the quarantine restrictions imposed due to the global pandemic.
Siraj, who played for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), said, ‘No one could enter other players’ rooms in Australia. In such a situation, we used to talk on video calls. He said in the RCB ‘Season 2 Podcast’, ‘Sridhar sir (former India fielding coach R Sridhar) used to often inquire about my well-being over the phone. He used to ask how are you, what have you eaten. This made me feel good. At that time my fiancee also used to encourage me by talking to me on the phone.
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The fast bowler said, ‘I never cried on the phone but there were occasions when I used to cry in the room and then talk to him (fiancé) later.’ Siraj, who celebrated his 29th birthday on Monday, told that in this situation the team was encouraged by the then head coach Ravi Shastri by supporting him.
He said, ‘I went to training the day after my father’s death and Ravi Shastri told me that my father’s blessings are with me and I will take five wickets. When I took five wickets in Brisbane, he told me, ‘Look, what I told you that you will take five wickets’.
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