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SIRAJ, THE SPEARHEAD IN MAKING FOR INDIA
The Morning Standard
|July 25, 2023
In the absence of senior pacers, the 29-year-old has risen to the fore
WHEN India landed in West Indies for the two-match Test series, all eyes were on Mohammed Siraj for obvious reasons. He ha been their premium pacer in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah. But this was the first time he was going to spearhead the pace attack in an entire series outside the subcontinent. At some level, it was a litmus test for him and his fellow fast bowlers. After all, he had just two four-wicket hauls to show since start of 2022.
This story is from the July 25, 2023 edition of The Morning Standard.
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