Mohammad Siraj, who received his maiden Player of the Series award in ODIs in opposition to South Africa, revealed how he picked up early wickets in Delhi and now gives swing for the quick bowlers.
India captain Shikhar Dhawan received the toss on Tuesday and mentioned he needs his tempo bowlers to maintain the pitch moist as a consequence of incessant rains in Delhi over the previous few days.
From taking one other hat-trick to successful the Player of the Series award!
bowling stars @imkuldeep18 And @mdsirajofficial focus on all of it like this #teamindia Victory #INDvSA ODI collection. – By @ameyatilak
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— BCCI (@BCCI) 12 October 2022
In distinction, the post-match talks with Kuldeep Yadav and Indian pacer Mohammad Siraj hardly had something to supply to the quick bowlers.
“There was no swing with the brand new ball. After hitting a couple of boundaries, I spotted how a lot size I ought to bowl on this monitor,” Siraj mentioned.
“I quickly realized that bowling bouncers is a good option. So I brought fine leg up and square leg back. I was satisfied with both the wickets (Janeman Malan and Reeza Hendrix) as it was executed as planned,” he mentioned.
Malan misjudged his pulling to Avesh Khan standing at deep sq. leg, whereas Hendricks was caught in a rush with a bouncer and caught at nice leg by Ravi Bishnoi within the second try.
,@mdsirajofficial placed on a powerful efficiency with the ball #INDvSA Won ODI and Player of the Series award#teamindia pic.twitter.com/uZoaPElpSs
— BCCI (@BCCI) 11 October 2022
Siraj credited county cricket for bettering his line size and mentioned why he was assured of taking wickets with the brand new ball. The 28-year-old performed only one match for Warwickshire in opposition to Somerset earlier than getting injured. The pacer hit a six in his solely outing.
“Playing in county cricket has improved my line and size. I used to be assured of taking wickets with the brand new ball. The ball was additionally popping out of my hand very effectively. I additionally favored the accountability. Siraj mentioned, I used to be simply making an attempt to bowl extra constantly and keep on one size.
The winners are smiles!
captain @Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh because the trophy lifts #teamindia win the ODI collection in opposition to South Africa 2️⃣-1️#INDvSA , @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/igNogsVvqd
— BCCI (@BCCI) 11 October 2022
In the second ODI at Ranchi, Siraj (3/38) took three wickets and it was his wicket with the previous ball that hampered South Africa’s momentum.
“I was getting a little reverse swing in Ranchi. It was not easy for the batsmen to hit with hard lengths. It worked well for me,” he mentioned.
To take his good 4 wickets, @imkuldeep18 received the participant of the match award in #INDvSA decisive#teamindia pic.twitter.com/L8Oa6EI0Mf
— BCCI (@BCCI) 11 October 2022
Meanwhile, Kuldeep Yadav wreaked havoc in South Africa’s decrease order within the remaining ODI, selecting up 4 wickets in 4.1 overs and working by means of the tail to say that he’s blissful along with his efficiency within the ODI collection.
“I am happy with my performance throughout the series. The wicket was good, the spinners were getting good grip. I was just trying to bowl good lengths. When I came to bowl, he was already out on five. I was just trying my variations for the lower order batsmen and it worked,” mentioned Kuldeep, who took six wickets within the collection.
Siraj requested Kuldeep what was going by means of his thoughts when he took a hat-trick in opposition to quantity 11 Lungi Ngidi of South Africa.
“I bowled wrong round the wicket, I thought in his mind that he (Ngidi) must have been thinking that I would bowl the same ball. But I planned to do my normal chinaman delivery (leg-spin), which comes but is a bit fuller, and so was able to defend it,” he mentioned.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
