Alcohol to Siraj (photo: PTI)
After becoming the hero of the Oval Test, Mohammad Siraj did not take the bottle of liquor being given in the gift. According to the tradition of England, the player of the match player is given alcohol. Siraj did not take the same liquor after the Player of the Match in the Oval Test. Now the question is, how many players of Team India found the liquor that Mohammad Siraj rejected it? Even if we talk about the Oval Test, the answer is only one and even if we talk about the whole series, the same player has got that alcohol.
The liquor that Siraj did not take, Gill got twice
India won 2 Tests in the 5 Test series against England. The player of the match became Shubman Gill in the series of the series in Edgbaston. He was presented a bottle of chapel down liquor there. In the same way, after the victory in the Oval Test, Shubman Gill was gifted the same bottle of liquor in lieu of the player of the series. Meaning, Siraj did not take the bottle of the liquor that was not taken after the player of the match at the Oval, Shubman Gill has got it twice in the series.
Why did Siraj not take alcohol?
Now the question is, why did Siraj not take a bottle of liquor after becoming the hero of the Oval Test? So the direct reason for this is connected to the religious beliefs of Siraj. Mohammad Siraj is from the religion of Islam, in which alcohol is considered haraam or unholy. And. This is the real reason for not taking it.
Why was Siraj getting that alcohol?
Mohammad Siraj was selected for his amazing performance in the Player of the Match in the Oval Test. He took a total of 9 wickets in the Oval Test. In this, he took 4 wickets in the first innings, while in the second innings, he opened the claw. In second inning, Siraj took 5 wickets giving 104 runs.
Siraj did not take the bottle of liquor and Shubman Gill got the two times in the Test series, that liquor is made from grapes. That liquor named Chapel Down is given or tried in a gift at any special occasion or ceremony.
