Siraj was phenomenal: Teammates heap praises on pacer after his 6/21 helps India clinch Asia Cup
The Indian cricketers were on cloud nine after winning the Asia Cup title for the 8th time after demolishing Sri Lanka by 10 wickets. India chased down a target of 51 with relative ease after Mohammed Siraj rained fire on Sri Lanka as he pocked up 6 wickets.
Talking after the win, Ishan Kishan, who came to open with Shubman Gill in place of skipper Rohit Sharma, also praised the bowling attack, saying, “The bowlers were on point today. I would like to give credit to bowlers. Siraj and Bumrah.”
He also shed light on why he was chosen to open in this match. “I always love to open, the total wasn’t much, so it was a big yes from my side when I was asked to open. Can’t do much when you have only 50 runs on the board. But thanks to the skipper,” he said.
“We know our roles, we know how to prepare for the World Cup. We are playing against Australia, and I will be batting in the middle-order,” he added.
KL Rahul, who returned from an injury in this tournament and scored a century against Pakistan in his first match back in national colours, said that he was a bit worried about his form but that was eased out due to some good games.
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“I was a bit worried a couple of weeks ago, but got to play some good games against competitive teams. Scored runs and was good with the gloves, a few boxes ticked for me. Hopefully this continues for the next couple of months. I have been playing in Bangalore since four months, beautiful wickets for batting there. Happy that I got to spend time in the middle, it was a good challenge,” he said.
The wicketkeeper also lauded teammate Siraj for his magnificent spell which broke the Sri Lankan batting orders back. “It’s good to play games where bowlers get help. Siraj was phenomenal. He did the job for us, and everyone else chipped in as well. We’ll take this win,” he said.
Hardik Pandya also chimed in with his praises for the seamer, saying, “I think our new bowlers, especially Siraj bowled really well. He got it swinging and created a lot of chances. Nowadays in ODI cricket, the new ball has been swinging and we have been speaking about getting the most. The first few overs, the ball didn’t even hit the bat.”
