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Mohammed Siraj has been rising through the ranks in India colours and is now crowned the no. 1 bowler according to the rankings released by the cricket governing body. He has been one the most improved bowlers in recent months for the Men in Blue. In the ODI series against New Zealand, he picked up 5 wickets in two matches and also got 4-46 in his 10 overs at Hyderabad.
Just before this, Siraj picked up 9 wickets in three matches against Sri Lanka. He had also got 4-32 in the same series which was his best bowling figures in ODIs. He has learnt the trade and put in the hard yards. He possesses the eve tricks in his armory to deceive the batters. He has also been looked at as a bowler who can come in tough situations and bowl the crunch overs for India.
In the series against Sri Lanka and New Zealand, he delivered crucial breakthroughs for the national side and is also seen as a go-to bowler for Rohit Sharma in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah. He was not having the best of seasons at the Indian T20 League in 2020, but a magical spell against the Kolkata franchise changed his life.
He bowled two maidens in an over in an Indian T20 League encounter in that game and also dismissed Rahul Tripathi, Nitesh Rana and Tom Banton. He picked up 3-8 in that spell which was the most economical spell in Indian T20 League 2020 and his exhibition with the ball kept Kolkata down to just 84 in that game. Bangalore beat Kolkata by 8 wickets.
In 2021, on his first Test tour to Australia, he became the leader of the attack in the Brisbane Test having played just two Test matches under his belt. In the series that was played in Australia, He picked up 13 wickets in three Test matches that he played at an average of 29.53 with an economy rate of 2.85. In these 13 wickets, he also had a five-wicket haul to his credit.
Let us take a look at the reactions here:
Father of Mohammed Siraj would have been very proud if he would see his son as the 1st ranked ICC ODI bowler. #MohammedSiraj #Siraj pic.twitter.com/1he6HQwjgT
— Abdullah Neaz (@Neaz__Abdullah) January 25, 2023
Mohammed Siraj's rise to the top spot as the number-one-ranked ODI bowler is a testament to his resilience and determination. Despite facing initial setbacks and criticism, he persevered and proved his worth as a top-class bowler. Congratulations, @mdsirajofficial ๐ #siraj @BCCI pic.twitter.com/8bKrrb7OJx
— Reema Malhotra (@ReemaMalhotra8) January 25, 2023
Mohammed Siraj being called the run machine to becoming no. 1 ODI bowler.
You made the comeback you've wished for โค๏ธ pic.twitter.com/omhc7U9FZU— Pari (@BluntIndianGal) January 25, 2023
๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฐ
Mohammed Siraj is the new No.1 ODI bowler in the world ๐คซ pic.twitter.com/zMQtO3YNpy
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) January 25, 2023
The match against KKR changed his life ๐
— Kushal (@Kushal85922548) January 25, 2023
I thought Siraj is suitable for the Tests only. Now I'm happy to be wrong.
— Akshay kumar (@akshaykumark95) January 25, 2023
I still remember him being tonked all over the park in his first IPL game played for SRH. Came long way since then ๐๐
— krsna (@krsnapervali) January 25, 2023
Honestly after watching some of his initial matches in RCB jersey I would have never thought that he would be no 1 bowler in ICC Odi Ranking
— Indian (@Indian05088794) January 25, 2023
The Rise of Mohammed Siraj ๐ฅ pic.twitter.com/DlJgjDoJS1
— SHARIF (@sharifS10187) January 25, 2023
Ant believe He is at NO 1 ๐๐ฅ Well done siraj in This couple of months @mdsirajofficial #no1odibowler #rankings
— Gaurav_chapagain แถสณแตแถปสธ@แถสณโฑแถ๐ณ๐ต (@imgaurab8) January 25, 2023
Months ago he used to get trolled, but as always the comeback is better than the setback. He stood up and took the responsibility and is now a No.1 Ranked ODI bowler.
Well done, Siraj. pic.twitter.com/IQtUpOzm7k
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 25, 2023
