- Dec 2, 2024
- Feb 15, 2024
Just one day before the match India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj stated that England’s much-hyped ‘Bazball’ tactic would not work in Indian conditions, and if the visitors take an aggressive attitude, the match might be over in two days. As the sub-continent conditions are different. The wickets provide turn and bounce to the bowlers.
After England was bowled out for 246 in the first innings, India was able to build a commanding lead of 190. However, the majority of the batters failed to capitalize on their opportunities and scored a hundred. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, and Shreyas Iyer all took big shots and ended up throwing away their wickets.
England recovered admirably in the second innings, setting India a 230-run chase due to a stunning 196 from Ollie Pope. On Day 4 when India started to chase the target of 231 the India team continued to lose wickets in quick succession. Srikar Bharat and Ravichandran Ashwin offered some optimism with a 53-run combination for the eighth wicket, but England’s breakthrough came from debutant Tom Hartley, who took seven wickets in the second innings.
When England needed just one wicket to win the first Test match against India in the 5-match Test series, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah demonstrated their tenacity and exceptional character. The duo scored 25 runs off 37 balls for the final wicket, delaying England’s win by six overs.
Mohammed Siraj showed strong intent even when India required more than 50 runs with only one wicket in hand. He went wild on spinning. He plunged on every other delivery, which finally contributed to his removal when Tom Hartley produced a superbly tossed-up ball that lured him and sent him dancing down the wicket, missing the ball’s line. Ben Foakes, the wicketkeeper, grabbed the ball and stumped him. He was well away from the crease and as a result, England won the first Test match by 28 runs against India.
Here are meme reactions to Mohammed Siraj’s statement:
Rohit and dravid to siraj🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 pic.twitter.com/ERf4KMzKf9
— deepak (@Murugesh771) January 28, 2024
Siraj in home Tests pic.twitter.com/7bmYqtzpef
— Psy (@PsyfeR888) January 27, 2024
Siraj Bhai ye kya bol diya!?😭
— Hari (@Hari150503) January 29, 2024
Siraj bowled 10 overs in whole match😆😆😆
— Yᴀsɪʀ ᴋʜᴀɴ 🌟🇦🇺 🇵🇸 (@Sardaryasir09) January 29, 2024
https://twitter.com/ImranHassan234/status/1751821531007893526
Miyan Jinxed it himself 😭
— Aarushi Joshi (@Aarushijoshii) January 29, 2024
Siraj and Bumrah to each other while batting #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/4V6IvXawY8
— Johns (@JohnyBravo183) January 28, 2024
Siraj has outclassed many of our batsmen in this match. pic.twitter.com/nPtFlluRbS
— Vishal. (@SPORTYVISHAL) January 28, 2024
https://twitter.com/J4EGOLDBERG/status/1751573509262684226
𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝟑𝟔😂🇮🇳☕#INDvsENG #BrianLara #AUSvWI #Siraj pic.twitter.com/06SR3RUmbt
— Mazey (@Maze_6999) January 28, 2024
Even Mohammed Siraj Played Better Than Shubman Gill 🤡. #INDvsENG
M Siraj 12(20) >>> Shubman Gill 0(2) pic.twitter.com/Yc7grcWJhl
— Aufridi Chumtya (@ShuhidAufridi) January 28, 2024