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On the last tour of England, Team India won the Lord’s Test in a thrilling manner. Then the Indian team defeated England on the last day on the strength of their bowlers. But after four years, Team India lost in a close match on the last day of the Lord’s Test on the current tour. This time too, the bowlers were close to winning him but failed in it because he had to do this work with the bat, which proved to be impossible. After that defeat, now fast bowler Mohammad Siraj has revealed that the bowlers of the team have also started to improve themselves in batting.
Team India was defeated by 22 runs on the last day of Lord’s Test. Team India could not achieve the target of 193 runs in this match. On the last day of the match, the Indian team had lost 8 wickets for just 112 runs and the crushing defeat was fixed. But Ravindra Jadeja, along with Jaspreet Bumrah and then Mohammad Siraj, brought the team closer to victory. However, Siraj became bold by 23 runs before the victory.
Bumrah and Siraj together faced 84 balls during this period and kept hope of victory. Siraj’s wicket fell as the last batsman, whose disappointment was clearly visible on his face. Before the Manchester Test, when Siraj came for a press conference, he was questioned and he said that now bowlers are also insisting on batting. Siraj said, “I kept feeling bad for a long time. I am a very emotional person. If we had won, he would have gone ahead 2-1. Jaddu Bhai and Bumrah Bhai did well. Now the lower order batsmen are also batting a lot on the nets.”
It is clear from Siraj’s reply that the defeat of Lords shook him badly and hence he is paying more attention to his batting. In such a situation, he would like to contribute to the team with his batting in the Manchester Test. However, Team India will still need their bowling more. Siraj has taken the highest 13 wickets in this series so far but he has failed to bowl effectively. In such a situation, Team India will be hopeful that they should make the team success by putting English batsmen in trouble.
