He was the pick of the Indian bowlers in England’s first innings as he ended up with figures 30-7-94-4. Ishant Sharma(3/69) and Mohammed Shami(2/95) supported him.
Talking in the press conference at the end of day 3, Siraj spoke about the thinking process behind the short ball strategy he employed to set up Jonny Bairstow’s dismissal in 79th over. He said:
Siraj then continued by explaining the reason for his unique celebration.
My simple game plan was to keep hitting one spot consistently without experimenting much: Siraj
Mohammed Siraj also revealed that his primary game plan is to bowl consistent lines and lengths. As for India’s approach on the fourth day, Siraj stated that the pitch had eased out a little for the batsman, so the team would look to score as many runs as possible. He said:
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