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Siraj—the last man standing
The New Indian Express Nagapattinam
|August 05, 2025
Mohammed Siraj was running in to deliver the first ball of the 86th over at Kennington Oval—his 1113th legitimate ball in what had been a marathon of a Test series between India and England.
MOHAMMED Siraj was running in to deliver the first ball of the 86th over at Kennington Oval—his 1113th legitimate ball in what had been a marathon of a Test series between India and England. He had already become the leading wicket-taker, having bowled more overs than anyone else across 25 days of play which began at Leeds a few moons ago.
Even the spell he was on started Sunday evening and thanks to rain and bad light interruptions, he had been on 12 overs. This was his 13th. So, he could have been tired. He might not have the same energy or pace. But not Siraj. He woke up on Monday morning telling himself that he should win the game for India. He googled "believe", downloaded his idol Cristiano Ronaldo's picture with the word 'believe' and made it his phone wallpaper. He kept telling himself to believe.
This story is from the August 05, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Nagapattinam.
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