Mohammed Siraj ne sabit kar diya ke agar aap kisi fast bowler ko underestimate karoge, toh woh aapko pitch par jawab dega! RCB ke khilaaf Gujarat ke liye kheltay hue, Siraj ne ek zabardast spell daala – 4 overs, sirf 19 runs aur teen badi wickets! Aur yeh sab hua uske Champions Trophy snub ke turant baad.
Virender Sehwag bhi impressed nazar aaye. Unhone Siraj ke performance ke baare mein Cricbuzz par bola:
“Uske chehre pe woh fire dikh rahi thi. Kahin na kahin usse dukh hai ke usse Champions Trophy squad mein nahi liya gaya. Aur woh gussa usne performance mein dikha diya. Bas isi intensity ke saath agar woh khelta raha, toh India ki team mein wapas aana pakka hai.”
Sehwag ne yeh bhi kaha ke Siraj agar apna chautha over pehle daalta, toh shayad aur bhi zyada damage kar sakta tha:
“Naye ball ke saath uska record Chinnaswamy mein solid hai. Pehle teen overs mein sirf 12 ya 13 runs diye. Agar us waqt chautha over bhi daal deta, toh shayad ek aur wicket le leta. Usne ball ko swing bhi kiya aur pitch se bhi madad mili.”
Isse pehle, Mumbai Indians ke khilaaf bhi Siraj ne solid comeback kiya tha. Rohit Sharma ko out karna koi mazaak nahi – aur Siraj ne us match mein bhi 2/34 ka spell daala tha. Pehle match mein PBKS ke khilaaf thoda costly tha (54 runs in 4 overs), lekin uske baad usne apne critics ko karara jawab diya hai.
Siraj ab tak 3 matches mein 5 wickets le chuka hai with an economy of 8.91 aur average of 21.40. Ab agli takkar 6 April ko Sunrisers Hyderabad ke saath hai – dekhna hoga kya woh apni fiery form ko continue rakhega ya nahi.
Mohammed Siraj ki ye comeback kahani ek reminder hai – jab baat ho pride ki, toh Indian pacers kisi se kam nahi!
