Siraj did the Kamal Wala Wala Wala (Photo: PTI)
Mohammad Siraj is not sir, call Kapil Dev. You must be wondering why we are saying this? So the reason behind this is the amazing feat of Siraj, which if a fast bowler did in Indian cricket before him, he was Kapil Dev. In the Test series against England, Mohammad Siraj has been bowled with his bowling. He has emerged as the most successful bowler in this series. But, the pile of wickets has no meaning with his being like Kapil Dev. Rather, we are saying this because the work that Kapil Dev did 34 years ago has now been done by Siraj.
Siraj became Kapil Dev!
Now the question is, what did Kapil Dev do 34 years ago? So his wire is related to putting 150 or more overs in two Test series played within a year. Kapil Dev did this in 1991-92. Now after 34 years, Siraj has done the same thing. He has put 150 plus overs in two Test series played for India within a year.
Within a year… 150+ overs in two series
Mohammad Siraj played both these Test series in the year 2024-25. He first took 157.1 overs in the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. While he has thrown 155.2 overs so far in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England. This shows Siraj’s fitness as well as his utility for Team India.
Siraj’s performance in the series against England
Talking about Mohammad Siraj’s performance in the current Test series against England, he has taken 18 wickets by bowling 155.2 overs so far. During this, he took 5 or more wickets 1 time while 4 wickets 1 time. In the Test series, Ben Stokes is second in the wicket race, but he is not playing the last Test being played at the Oval. In such a situation, Siraj has full chance of becoming the leading wicket of the series.
Talking about the rest of the Indian bowlers, Jaspreet Bumrah is the second most successful bowler after Siraj, who has taken 14 wickets. At the same time, Akashdeep’s name is currently 12 wickets.
