Inside Mohammed Siraj's IPL renaissance: India snub heartbreak, reverse swing mastery

India and Gujarat Titans seamer Mohammed Siraj has arrived at the Indian Premier League 2025 with a renewed energy, having won two Player of the Match awards in Gujarat’s first four matches. Siraj entered the tournament facing a double whammy as he was first not retained by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and later was not picked in India’s squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. After the end of his four-over spell, Siraj’s figures read 4/17 in four overs, the best he had ever recorded in IPL history. Following his magnum opus show at the stage of the grandest T20 league, Siraj also delved deep into his game plan and revealed how bringing back the old usage of saliva on ball helped him get some reverse swing in the death overs.