IND vs ENG, 3rd Test: Getting wicket with yorker a matter of pride for a quick, says Siraj
The HinduMohammed Siraj helped India wrestle back advantage in the third Test by running through England’s lower-order with figures of four for 84 on Friday as the visiting side slumped from overnight 207-2 to 319 all out in in Rajkot. On R. Ashwin’s absence, who has pulled out of the Test match due to a personal emergency, Siraj said, “I hope and pray his mother recovers soon. You’ll only hurt your own team.” Asked about England’s brisk scoring rate on the second day, Siraj said, “To be honest, we didn’t bowl as badly as the Day 2 scorecard suggests. England were playing aggressively and scoring off the good balls as well.” Siraj felt Joe Root’s dismissal early in the day was a turning point. “The way Root and Ben Duckett were batting, had they carried on a little longer, things could’ve been difficult for us,” Siraj said.