548 days later 5 wickets in the innings … incredible .. Mohammad Siraj said- was waiting for it for a long time

New Delhi. Indian cricket team fast bowler Mohammad Siraj took 5 wickets in England for the first time. He took 6 wickets in England’s first innings in Edgbaston Test match. Siraj has taken five or more wickets in an innings of Test after 548 days. Siraj is happy with his performance. He says that he was waiting for this day for a long time. Siraj is leading the Indian pace attack in the second Test match because Jasprit Bumrah is not playing in this Test. Siraj, enjoying the responsibility of leading the pace invasion, described the achievement of 6 wickets on the third day as ‘incredible’.

Mohammad Siraj’s brilliant bowling has strong India’s hold on the match. Jamie Smith (184 unbeaten on 207 balls) and Harry Brook (158 runs off 234 balls) were making a fast return to England match but took India to a strong position with six wickets for Siraj’s 70 runs. Siraj said after the day’s game, ‘This is incredible because I had been waiting for a long (such performance). I was bowling well but was not getting wickets. It is very special to take six wickets here. Siraj took two consecutive wickets in the second over of the day, causing half of England’s team in the pavilion for just 84.

‘The wicket was very slow’

A 31 -year -old Hyderabad’s 31 -year -old made a comeback and dismissed the lower -order batsmen and England were all out for 407 runs in response to India’s huge 587 runs. Siraj said that the wicket was very slow, so it was important to maintain discipline. He said, ‘The wicket was very slow, but when you are given the responsibility of leading the attack, my goal was to bowl with discipline in the right direction very much. My mindset was not to give runs while bowling tightly. Due to resting Bumrah for this test, Siraj is leading a relatively inexperienced fast bowling unit. The team consisted of fast bowlers like Akash Deep and famous Krishna.

‘I like the challenge’
Siraj said, ‘This is the third or fourth match of Akash Deep, the same for the famous, so I was focusing on pressurizing the batsmen. I feel like trying different things, but I have to maintain continuity in bowling. When asked about his impressive record while bowling in the absence of Bumrah, Siraj said, “I like responsibility, I like the challenge.” Siraj also took 6 wickets last time. He then piled South Africa for 55 runs with 6 wickets in the Cape Town Test against South Africa on 3 January 2024.