Mohammed Siraj: Am I the replacement of Virat Kohli?
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New Delhi: Indian cricket team’s star fast bowler Mohammad Siraj’s career has been full of ups and downs. When he was selected in the Indian Test team, there were many questions about him, but the kind of game Siraj showed on foreign soil silenced his critics. Siraj played his first match for Team India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Australia tour in Melbourne. Siraj recently told many stories with Gaurav Kapoor in ‘Breakfast with Champions’ about his debut test. During this, he told that when he made his debut in Melbourne, he did not get bowling in the first session of the match, due to which he was very upset.
Siraj said, ‘When I was not given bowling in the first session, I was thinking in my mind that I have not come in the team as Virat Kohli’s replacement. Because Jasprit Bumrah was engaged from one end and Umesh from the other end. After both of them came Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. In this way the game of the first session was over but I did not get bowling.
Siraj said, ‘When I was not given bowling in the first session, I was thinking in my mind that I have not come in the team as Virat Kohli’s replacement. Because Jasprit Bumrah was engaged from one end and Umesh from the other end. After both of them came Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. In this way the game of the first session was over but I did not get bowling.
Please tell that on that tour of Australia, Virat Kohli had returned to India after the first match. Virat had taken a break for the birth of his daughter Vamika. After this Ajinkya Rahane captained the team.
Siraj further told that, after the first session, when there was a break, Ajinkya Rahane came to me and said that Miyan. Now you have to handle bowling from one end. After this I felt that yes I am playing the match. Marnus Labuschagne was Mohammed Siraj’s first wicket in his debut match against Australia.
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