India pacer Mohammed Siraj, who is known for using Cristiano Ronaldo's 'Siu' celebration after taking a wicket, revealed that he felt emotional after knowing about the death of Portugal and Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and thought of paying tribute to him on the ground.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jota and his brother Andre Silva passed away in a car accident on Thursday. The accident took place in the Spanish province of Zamora.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Siraj got his chance on Friday when he dismissed Jamie Smith after lunch and gestured number 20 - Jota's jersey number in Liverpool - with his hands to pay tribute to the departed soul.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"After knowing about Dioga Jota's death, I felt emotional as I'm a Portugal fan because Cristiano Ronaldo also plays for that team," Siraj said in a video shared by BCCI on X.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
“Life is very unpredictable. We fight so hard for things, but we do not even know what tomorrow holds. There is no guarantee in life. It was very shocking. Today, I got wickets, so I wanted to make that gesture for him. It was my way of showing respect.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Siraj returned with the figures of 2-85 while pacer spearhead Jasprit Bumrah bagged a fifer to bundle out England for 387 in their first innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bumrah credited his learnings from the last England tour to make the best use of conditions that resulted in a five-wicket haul at Lord's.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Siraj returned with the figures of 2-85 while pacer spearhead Jasprit Bumrah bagged a fifer to bundle out England for 387 in their first innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In response, opener KL Rahul's unbeaten 53 steered India to 145\/3 in 43 overs at stumps. Rishabh Pant, who is not out on 19, and Rahul have so far added 38 runs for the fourth-wicket partnership after quick dismissal of Karun Nair (40) and captain Shubman Gill (16).<\/p>\r\n\r\n