Sanjay Manjrekar, a former India hitter, has compared pacer Mohammed Siraj to bowling superstars Stuart Broad and Anil Kumble.
According to the former cricketer, players such as Siraj, Broad, and Kumble exemplify the never-say-die attitude that drives them to succeed.
On Day 1 of the Cape Town Test against South Africa on Wednesday, January 3, Siraj was exceptional, with figures of 6/15 from nine overs as the Proteas were bowled out for 55 in 23.2 overs.
Early in his session, the right-arm pacer dispatched Aiden Markram and Dean Elgar and never looked back.
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Manjrekar was questioned on ESPNcricinfo if Siraj is India’s most dangerous Test bowler when he gets going.
He responded by comparing the Indian pacer to two of the game’s all-time greats.
I’m simply trying to figure out what the similarities are between a Broad and a Mohammed Siraj, as well as Anil Kumble. That’s just how these guys are.
Broad is a fantastic all-rounder, Mohammed Siraj, and his tail is up when he has six wickets. However, his tail is up when he hasn’t taken a wicket in 20 overs, he claims.
Manjrekar stated that players such as Mohammed Siraj and Kumble had excellent temperaments
You couldn’t determine if he had a good or poor day just by looking at the clip. Anil Kumble is in the same boat. So temperament is the first and most essential factor.
Furthermore, if you have a repeated action, just come in after the other. He was the same in the first and tenth overs, according to Manjrekar.
He’s an athlete with a bowling movement that he’s quite familiar with. That’s another critical point.
You wouldn’t imagine someone like Avesh Khan could bowl his first over precisely the same way he bowled his tenth. Something will be altered. “Not with Mohammed Siraj,” the 58-year-old said.
While Siraj’s six-fer limited South Africa to 55 runs, the Proteas responded by dismissing India for 153 runs, cutting the visitors’ advantage to just under 100.
Manjrekar taught Siraj that you don’t have to swing the ball to gain wickets in South Africa
Siraj struggled in his debut Test in Centurion. He took a handful of wickets but also went for runs.
Manjrekar claims that the bowler learned from his mistakes in the first Test and achieved the desired outcome on Day 1 in Cape Town.
He was, in my opinion, excellent. Mohammed Siraj discovered the South African notion that you don’t have to swing the ball to obtain wickets.
Make better use of the pitch. I believe he and Mukesh Kumar performed an excellent job. Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna are still on their way, he said.
South Africa will resume their second innings in Cape Town at 62/3, 36 runs behind India. They lead the two-match series 1-0.