Mohammed Siraj - India's Potential X-Factor For World Cup 2023?

One of the key reasons why the Men in Blue are being considered favourites for the ODI World Cup at home is because of their extremely dangerous bowling attack. As a pair, Siraj and Bumrah are right up there...

Team India pacer Mohammed Siraj has been around the international scene for a few years now. He made his T20I debut in November 2017 against New Zealand in Rajkot. Although he picked up the wicket of Kane Williamson, it was a rather forgettable debut as the bowler was smashed for 53 runs in four overs. Siraj then made his ODI debut in January 2019 in a match against Australia in Adelaide, a game in which he was again hammered for 76 runs in 10 overs and failed to claim a wicket. By the time he played his first Test against Australia in Melbourne during the famous 2020-21 series, the right-arm pacer was a much-improved bowler. However, for the subsequent period, he was being considered more of a red-ball bowler as question marks over his white ball ability persisted. Over the course of the last year, though, he has been absolutely brilliant across all formats of the game. His sensational performance in the Asia Cup final was like a “dream come true”, in his own words, but was also the result of a lot of hard yards that the bowler had put in behind the scenes to become the potent force that he is today.

SIRAJ’S INTERNATIONAL RECORD SINCE OCTOBER 2022