Mohammed Siraj who has an impressive first-class record with 97 wickets to his name in 20 matches averaging 18.92. He has taken 52 wickets in 27 List A matches averaging 21.69, said Virat Kohli helped him for taking off the pressure.
As Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah were rested from the 15-man squad making the way for Mohammed Siraj’s selection. Mohammed Siraj got a call-up to the Indian cricket team for the home series against the West Indies.
Siraj credited Indian captain Virat Kohli for taking off the pressure from him in his debut T20I match for India. He has already played for India in three Twenty20 Internationals, against New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
He said, “When I was selected for T20Is against New Zealand last year, I had a chat with Kohli bhai. I was nervous. He (Virat Kohli) said ‘Tension mat le, ground pe baat karenge. Bass ready reh kal khelne ke liye’ (Don’t worry, we will talk on the field. Just be ready for your debut match)”.
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