Mohammed Siraj ne IPL 2025 mein sabko dikhaya ki kyun unhe underestimate karna kisi ke liye bhi mehenga pad sakta hai! Match 14 mein, jo hua M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru mein, Gujarat Titans ke is pace sensation ne apni former team Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ke khilaaf 3 crucial wickets lekar match ka poora flow hi badal diya.
Siraj ne apne 4-over spell mein sirf 19 runs diye, woh bhi 4.8 ke economy rate se – matlab pura pressure RCB pe daal diya. Siraj ki is fiery performance ke liye unhe Player of the Match ka award bhi mila. Aur isse bhi zyada baat tab bani jab World Cup winner Virender Sehwag ne Cricbuzz par unki tareefon ke pul baandh diye.
“Uske andar wo aag hai. Aur mujhe lagta hai wo Champions Trophy squad mein na hone se hurt hai. Aur wahi fire maine uski bowling mein dekhi. ‘Tumne mujhe nahi chuna? Ab main dikhata hoon.’ Isi intensity ke saath agar woh khelta raha, toh wapas Indian team mein zarur aayega,” Sehwag ne kaha.
“Chinnaswamy mein naye ball ke saath uska record solid hai. Sirf 12-13 runs diye pehle teen overs mein. Agar chautha over bhi turant daalta, toh aur ek wicket le leta. Ball swing ho raha tha aur pitch bhi help kar rahi thi,” Sehwag ne aur add kiya.
RCB ne Siraj ko release kar diya tha IPL 2025 mega-auction mein, aur GT ne unhe team mein shaamil karke ek masterstroke khela. Yeh performance Siraj ke liye ek personal statement tha – aur fans ko bhi uska woh “prove karne wala” attitude dekhne mila.
Siraj ne last time India ke liye Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 ke dauraan Australia mein bola daala tha. 5-Test series mein unhone 20 wickets liye with an average of 31.15 aur best figures 4/98 ke saath. Woh India ke second-highest wicket-taker the us series mein!
Ab Gujarat Titans ka agla muqabla Sunrisers Hyderabad ke against hai, jo April 6 ko Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad mein hoga. Siraj ki current form dekhkar, ye match bhi ek banger hone wala hai!