Mohammad Siraj gave a special place in his house to Virat Kohli’s gift (photo- Getty images)
Mohammad Siraj considers Virat Kohli his elder brother. Whenever both are together on the field, both are seen cheering for each other. Talking about Siraj, he recently took a total of 23 wickets while bowling strongly in the 5-match Test series against England, due to which the series ended at 2-2. Talking about Virat Kohli, he has announced his retirement from Test and T20 cricket and now he will be seen playing only in ODI cricket. Kohli played his last Test match against Australia in Sydney in January 2025. After this match, he has given a prized gift to Siraj, which the fast bowler has given a special place in his house.
Siraj will not forget Kohli’s gift
Kohli gave his jersey to Mohammad Siraj after his last Test match against Australia. He also had his sign in this jersey. The Indian fast bowler has framed this jersey and put it in his room. A picture is becoming viral on social media in which Siraj is sitting in his room. In this room, Virat Kohli’s 18 number jersey has been installed on the wall. Siraj has also framed his picture next to it.
Talking about Virat Kohli’s last Test match, he scored 17 runs in the first innings for Team India in Sydney, while in the second innings he was dismissed for 6 runs. Siraj also took part in this match, who took a total of four wickets. Australia took this match in his name with 6 wickets. No one knew that this would be Kohli’s last Test match. He said goodbye to the Test format just before the Test series against England.
Virat Kohli’s data in Test cricket
The brilliant batsman has scored 9230 runs in 123 Test matches for Team India at an average of 46.85, with 30 centuries and 31 half -centuries. His best score is 254 runs notout. Kohli was last seen playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League 2025 who won the trophy of this tournament. Now he can be seen playing in a three -match ODI series against Australia. This ODI series starts from October 19.
Siraj dominated in England
Talking about Mohammad Siraj, he bowled very well in the Test series against England. He took the most wickets in the Test series for the first time. Not only this, in the last Test match, he took a total of 9 wickets against England, due to which Team India won by 6 runs. At present, both the players are enjoying their holidays. Siraj can now be seen playing in the Asia Cup 2025, which is starting from 9 September. Very soon, the team India of this tournament will also be announced.
