Mohammed Siraj Explained

Mohammed Siraj
Birth Date:13 March 1994
Birth Place:Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), India
Nickname:Miyan [1]
Heightcm:178
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast[2]
Role:Bowler
International:true
Internationalspan:2017–present
Country:India
Testdebutdate:26 December
Testdebutyear:2020
Testdebutagainst:Australia
Testcap:298
Lasttestagainst:England
Lasttestdate:7 March
Lasttestyear:2024
Odidebutdate:15 January
Odidebutyear:2019
Odidebutagainst:Australia
Odicap:225
Odishirt:73
Lastodidate:19 November
Lastodiyear:2023
Lastodiagainst:Australia
T20idebutdate:4 November
T20idebutyear:2017
T20idebutagainst:New Zealand
T20icap:71
T20ishirt:73 (formerly 13)
Lastt20idate:28 July
Lastt20iyear:2024
Lastt20iagainst:Sri Lanka
Club1:Sunrisers Hyderabad
Year1:2015–2017
Club2:Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Year2:2018–present
Club3:Warwickshire
Year3:2022
Columns:4
Column1:Test
Matches1:27
Runs1:104
Bat Avg1:4.95
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:16*
Deliveries1:3930
Wickets1:74
Bowl Avg1:29.68
Fivefor1:3
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:6/15
Catches/Stumpings1:14/–
Column2:ODI
Matches2:41
Runs2:46
Bat Avg2:7.66
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:9*
Deliveries2:1,825
Wickets2:68
Bowl Avg2:22.79
Fivefor2:1
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:6/21
Catches/Stumpings2:6/–
Column3:FC
Matches3:67
Runs3:450
Bat Avg3:7.14
100S/50S3:0/0
Top Score3:46
Deliveries3:11,103
Wickets3:234
Bowl Avg3:25.26
Fivefor3:8
Tenfor3:2
Best Bowling3:8/59
Catches/Stumpings3:20/–
Column4:LA
Matches4:86
Runs4:184
Bat Avg4:8.36
100S/50S4:0/0
Top Score4:36*
Deliveries4:3,907
Wickets4:149
Bowl Avg4:22.59
Fivefor4:4
Tenfor4:0
Best Bowling4:6/21
Catches/Stumpings4:12/–
Date:14 March 2024
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/940973.html ESPNcricinfo

Mohammed Siraj (born 13 March 1994) is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast bowler for the Indian national team. He also plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League and Hyderabad in domestic cricket. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2023 Asia Cup, where he was the Player of the Match in the final against Sri Lanka. He was a member of the Indian team that won the 2024 T20 World Cup.[3]

Early life

Siraj was born on 13 March 1994 in Hyderabad, Telangana to a Hyderabadi Muslim family. His father, Mohammed Ghaus, was an auto rickshaw driver, and his mother, Shabana Begum, is a housewife. His elder brother, Mohammed Ismail, is an engineer. Siraj started playing club cricket at the age of 19 after first starting bowling aged 16, with a tennis ball. In his first match, he took 9 wickets for his uncle's team in the Hyderabad Cricket Association.[4] [5]

Domestic career

Siraj made his first-class debut on 15 November 2015 under the coaching of Karthik Udupa playing for Hyderabad in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy tournament.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut on 2 January 2016 in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournament.[7] During the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy tournament, he was the highest wicket-taker for Hyderabad with 41 wickets at an average of 18.92.[8]

In February 2018, he was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 23 dismissals in seven matches.[9] In October 2018, he was named in India A's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.[10] In October 2019, he was named in India B's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[11]

International career

In October 2017, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand.[12] He made his T20I debut for India against New Zealand on 4 November 2017, taking the wicket of Kane Williamson, finishing with figures of 1 wicket for 53 runs from four overs.[13]

In February 2018, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2018 Nidahas Trophy.[14] In September 2018, he was named in India's Test squad for their series against the West Indies, but he did not play.[15] In December 2018, he was named in India's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Australia.[16] He made his ODI debut against Australia at the Adelaide Oval on 15 January 2019.[17] [18]

On 26 October 2020, Siraj was named in India's Test squad for their series against Australia.[19] After some deliberation to choose between Navdeep Saini and Siraj following an injury to Mohammad Shami, Siraj was chosen ahead of Saini, and he made his Test debut for India on 26 December 2020, against Australia.[20] [21] His first Test wicket was of Marnus Labuschagne.[22] In January 2021, during the fourth Test of the series against Australia, Siraj took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket.[23]

In January 2023, Siraj placed important role in the Ind vs NZ ODI series. He took 4 wickets in the first ODI which helped the team to win the match for 12 runs.[24]

On 21 January 2023, Siraj became the No. 1 ODI Bowler in ICC ODI Rankings for Bowlers.[25]

On 21 August 2023, Siraj was selected to play for India and his name was included in the 15 Man squad announced by BCCI ahead of 2023 Asia Cup.[26]

On 17 September 2023, in the Asia Cup final, Siraj became the joint fastest bowler to take a 6 wicket haul in ODIs equaling Chaminda Vaas's record of taking 5 wicket in 16 balls against Bangladesh in 2003 World Cup.[27] He ended with a career best figure of 6/21 and also became the 1st Indian to take 4 wickets in an over.[28]

In May 2024, he was named in India’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[29]

Indian Premier League

In February 2017, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad team for the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL) for 2.6 crores.[30] In January 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2018 IPL auction.[31]

On 21 October 2020, he became the first bowler in IPL history to bowl back to back maiden overs in a single match.[32] [33]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mohammed Siraj leaves Sri Lanka jaded with heavy dose of 'Miya Magic' and six overs of madness.
  2. Web site: Scroll Staff. Data check: Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna dominate fastest deliveries list for IPL 2021 so far. 28 July 2021. Scroll.in. en-US.
  3. Web site: Latest Business and Financial News : The Economic Times on mobile . 2024-07-03 . m.economictimes.com.
  4. News: Siraj living life in the fast lane. Subrahmanyam. V. v. 7 April 2017. The Hindu. 15 September 2019. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  5. News: Rai . Prakash . "Miss You Papa": Mohammed Siraj's Emotional Post On First Eid After Father's Death . 17 September 2023 . Sports NDTV . 14 May 2021.
  6. Web site: Ranji Trophy, Group C: Services v Hyderabad (India) at Delhi, Nov 15-18, 2015 . 13 December 2015 . ESPNcricinfo.
  7. Web site: Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group A: Bengal v Hyderabad (India) at Nagpur, Jan 2, 2016 . 10 January 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
  8. Web site: Hyderabad Ranji Trophy 2016-2017 Statistics . 23 March 2017 . ESPNcricinfo.
  9. Web site: Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2017/18:Most Wickets . 27 February 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
  10. Web site: Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy . ESPNcricinfo . 19 October 2018.
  11. Web site: Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up . SportStar . 24 October 2019 . 25 October 2019.
  12. Web site: Iyer, Siraj called up for New Zealand T20Is . 23 October 2017 . ESPNcricinfo.
  13. Web site: 2nd T20I (N), New Zealand tour of India at Rajkot, Nov 4 2017 . 4 November 2017 . ESPNcricinfo.
  14. Web site: Rohit Sharma to lead India in Nidahas Trophy 2018 . BCCI Press Release . 25 February 2018 . 25 February 2018 . 25 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180225211131/http://www.bcci.tv/news/2018/press-releases/17166/rohit-sharma-to-lead-india-in-nidahas-trophy-2018 . dead .
  15. Web site: Indian team for Paytm Test series against Windies announced . Board of Control for Cricket in India . 29 September 2018 . 29 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180929234730/http://www.bcci.tv/news/2018/press-releases/17671/indian-team-for-paytm-test-series-against-windies-announced . dead .
  16. Web site: India's ODI squad against Australia announced; squads for New Zealand tour declared . The Board of Control for Cricket in India . 24 December 2018 . 24 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181224170528/http://www.bcci.tv/news/2018/press-releases/17902/indias-odi-squad-against-australia-announced-squads-for-new-zealand-tour-declared . dead .
  17. Web site: India vs Australia: Mohammed Siraj makes ODI debut in Adelaide. The Indian Express . 15 January 2019 . en . 15 January 2019.
  18. Web site: Recent Match Report - Australia vs India 2nd ODI 2019 . ESPNcricinfo . 15 January 2019 . en.
  19. Web site: Indian team for Australia series: Rohit Sharma not named in squads for all formats due to injury concern, Varun Chakravarthy included for T20Is . Hindustan Times . 26 October 2020 . 26 October 2020.
  20. Web site: 2nd Test, Melbourne, Dec 26 - Dec 30 2020, India tour of Australia . ESPNcricinfo . 25 December 2020.
  21. Web site: Navdeep Saini or Mohammed Siraj, the Better Pick . Yorker World . 29 December 2020 . 29 December 2020.
  22. Web site: Sportstar. Team. India vs Australia, Boxing Day Test: Mohammed Siraj shines on debut. 26 December 2020. Sportstar. 26 December 2020 . en.
  23. Web site: Brisbane Test: Mohammed Siraj enters elite list with 5-wicket haul, tops India bowling charts in maiden series. India Today. 18 January 2021.
  24. Web site: Cricket scorecard - India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI, New Zealand tour of India, 2023 . 2023-01-27 . Cricbuzz . en.
  25. Web site: ICC ODI Rankings: Mohammed Siraj Becomes The Number One Bowler In ODIs.
  26. Web site: India Squad announced for Asia Cup. Deccan Chronicle . 4 September 2023.
  27. Web site: 2023-09-17 . Mohammed Siraj's record-breaking Colombo show hands Sri Lanka unwanted 23-year-old Asia Cup low in final vs India . 2023-09-17 . Hindustan Times . en.
  28. Web site: Livemint . 2023-09-17 . Asia Cup Final: Siraj becomes first Indian bowler to take 4 wickets in 1 over . 2023-09-17 . mint . en.
  29. Web site: India's Squad for the ICC Men's T20I World Cup 2024 . 2024-06-11 . ScoreWaves . en.
  30. Web site: List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017 . 20 February 2017 . ESPNcricinfo.
  31. Web site: List of sold and unsold players . 27 January 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
  32. Web site: Mohammad Siraj became the first bowler to bowl two maidens in a IPL match with figures of 3 wickets for 8 runs in 4 overs. . 21 October 2020 . The Indian Express. 21 October 2020 .
  33. Web site: Mohammed Siraj's record-breaking night stuns Kolkata Knight Riders . ESPNcricinfo . 21 October 2020.

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