Taking wickets off yorkers fills me with pride: Mohammed Siraj

Mohammed Siraj, an Indian fast bowler, spoke exclusively to JioCinema on “Match Center Live” during the third day of play in the Rajkot Test. Siraj claimed 4-84 in England’s first inning on February 17.

Excerpts:

Mohammed Siraj about taking cues from the yorkers of Jasprit Bumrah: Of course, I felt motivated.

For fast bowlers, this track doesn’t offer much assistance. When I bowled, the ball was reversing, so I reasoned that yorkers might be a decent alternative. I believed that if I could deliver yorkers, I would succeed since Rehan Ahmed was attacking. A fast bowler becomes proud every time he removes a yorker from the game.

Regarding extended spells: I adore extended spell bowling. The reason for this is because I am accustomed to bowling for extended periods in domestic cricket. We were down one bowler, so there was accountability when I had that chance. I reasoned that I could fulfill this duty and lead the team to success.

Regarding how the match changed after lunch, they would be unable to hold back if you gave them three or four short balls. Although the shot that Ben Stokes took was not necessary at the moment, we are glad that he did so since it gave us the crucial wicket. After that, we consistently scored wickets.

When facing an aggressive opponent, keep the following in mind: England dislikes playing dot balls. They enjoy scoring through barriers. We therefore want to bowl at the same location on a regular basis. This is the ball that will get us wickets; therefore, it doesn’t matter if you are hit for boundaries.

Regarding India’s intended target, we haven’t given it any thought. We want to keep batting as long as we can. The idea is to eliminate them from the match.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, who opened the innings, displayed a wonderful temperament and a calculated approach, according to Anil Kumble’s analysis of the batsman’s century. James Anderson bowled and that’s when he changed gears, in terms of balls rather than runs. It was like a T20 knock as he went after every ball. He let Rohit take the lead by batting and controlling the game in the first inning while Rohit was present. And he was sober even when Shubman (Gill) entered. He wasn’t considering pursuing Tom Hartley; he was just trying to obtain those singles. However, he just lost it when the switch was turned on.

Regarding Yashasvi Jaiswal’s back spasm, Kumble said, “I don’t think he could continue, although he did attempt.” He sort of went back to batting after the physiotherapist arrived the first time; he attempted again but was unsuccessful. He would absolutely still be batting today if he could handle it. The problem with his predicament was that he was unable to continue, and in a team like this, it is possible for one partner to become unable to run, take those singles, rotate strikes, and then struggle. This is why you don’t want Shubman Gill to escape. Thus, I thought that Yashasvi’s and the team management’s decision to simply pull him back was wise.