With Jasprit Bumrah: India pacer Mohammed Siraj reflected on his decision to bowl in the final Test against England earlier this year, where his crucial spell played a significant role in securing victory for the Shubman Gill-led side and ensuring a 2-2 draw in the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy.
Siraj mentioned that he was confident enough to bowl in another Test had there been a sixth game in the series. With Jasprit Bumrah being rested regularly and included only in limited Tests, the 31-year-old led India’s bowling attack and dominated with the ball.
“Shubman Gill asked me, ‘Kaisi hai teri body?’ (How is your body?). I said, ‘Ekdum first-class’. He asked me if I would play. I said yes. He said, you are the main bowler for us, like Jasprit Bumrah, you decide. I said I’m available and am 100 per cent fit. I will give it everything. As for my body being tired, to be honest, I would have played one more Test if it was there. I didn’t feel tired. But I was in a zone. When you enter that zone, you don’t know what you are doing, but just have that feeling that I have to do something here,” Siraj told The Indian Express.
