Siraj bowled a massive 185.3 overs. It was across the five-match Test series. He emerged as the leading wicket-taker with 23 wickets. This achievement included a memorable 5-wicket haul in the Oval decider. The final delivery of the series was a 143 kmph yorker. It cleaned up Gus Atkinson. This was among his top five fastest deliveries of the tour.
R.P Singh praised Siraj, remarking that he was the only player who played all five tests. He continued with the same energy. Siraj maintained excellent mental and physical fitness. Singh comments “Siraj is in the same league as Bumrah now. Protect him from injuries, we need to seriously focus on his workload.” emphasizing the need for the balanced division of workload to keep this excellent player long going.
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Siraj with his jaw dropping performance have become India’s go to pace warrior. Substituting and taking leadership excellently in the absence of Bumrah. Siraj bowled 1113 bowls in all, 361 more than anyone and led the wicket tally with haul of 23.
Tendulkar Praised Siraj’s Heroic Effort
“Unbelievable. Superb approach. I love his attitude. I love the spring in his legs,” Tendulkar said. “For a fast bowler to be constantly in your face like that, no batsman will like it. He maintained his approach till the end on the last day. I could hear commentators saying he bowled around 90mph (145kph). This was on the last day after having bowled more than 1000 deliveries in the series. That shows his courage and big heart.”
The way he started on the last day was remarkable. He has always been instrumental and plays a key role whenever we need him. When we want him to deliver that knockout punch, he’s been able to do that consistently in the past. This was also the case in this series. The way he picked all those wickets and performed, he doesn’t get the credit he deserves.
Mohammad Siraj received the player of the match award. India won the match against England at the Kia Oval in London. This victory took place on Monday, Aug 4, 2025.
Siraj revealed that he had Ronaldo’s “believe” poster on his phone wallpaper.
Siraj’s experiences of the match teach us an important value. We should allow ourselves to feel the whole range of emotions. These emotions range from anger to disbelief to firm belief and finally to jubilation.
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