Veteran Indian off-spinner R Ashwin has lavished rich praise on his fellow teammate Mohammed Siraj. He was left amazed by his attitude and said that the pacer bowls with a big heart and has got everything with outswing, inswing, slow ball and yorkers.
Siraj bowls with a big heart, he has got everything with outswing, inswing, slow ball, yorkers says R Ashwin
From being termed as the ‘worst bowler’ to one of the ‘best pacers’, Mohammed Siraj has been one of the main reasons behind India’s success in the ODIs of late. The right-arm pacer has looked threatening every time he came to the ball and has troubled the opposition batters with his impeccable line and lengths.
Not only in the powerplay, Siraj also has been sensational with the ball even in the death and is bowling economical spells in all games he has played so far in the year 2022. The Hyderabad pacer was the leading wicket-taker for India in ODIs 2022 with 24 scalps to his name from just 16 games.
Siraj made sure that he carry his form along and start the year 2023 on high as he bowled staggering well in the series against Sri Lanka. He ended the three ODI series as the highest wicket-taker with his best coming in the last game, where he bagged 4 wickets. The pacer took 9 wickets in the series and made India win the series.
However, he didn’t stop there as yet again proved his mettle in the ODI series against New Zealand as he picked four wickets in the first game and then took one in the second game. His impressive performance has seen him attaining his career-best rankings of the ICC. Siraj became the No.1 Ranked bowler.
R Ashwin left amazed by Mohammed Siraj’s attitude
Following Mohammed Siraj’s impressive run, his fellow teammate R Ashwin has lavished rich praise on him. He said that the pacer bowls with great heart and has got everything with outswing, inswing, slow ball and yorkers. Speaking about him, he said:
“Siraj bowls with a big heart, his attitude, he has got everything with outswing, inswing, slow ball, yorkers & now the number 1 ranked bowler in ODI.”
Ashwin said "Siraj bowls with big heart, his attitude, he has got everything with outswing, inswing, slow ball, yorkers & now the number 1 ranked bowler in ODI".
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Siraj will be next seen in action in the Test series against Australia. He’s expected to play a crucial role with the ball in the series.
