Watch: Mohammed Siraj Does Ronaldo's Siu, Leaves Man United Players Laughing
Mohammed Siraj's iteration of Cristiano Ronaldo's famous Siu (or Sui, as some write it) landed at the fabled Old Trafford on Sunday. As the Indian cricket team met the English football club's players at the ground on the sidelines of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, they swapped jerseys, shared tips, found common ground in pressures and tactics of the two sports, while also trying their hands at each other's roles.
Rishabh Pant was seen explaining to one player how to squat and keep wickets, and Siraj tried to hit a few penalties. He connected one as well — although the United 'keeper was kind to him — nailing it into the bottom left corner and immediately celebrated it with the Siu, jumping, twisting and landing with his hands crossed in front of his body. He did it again later in the video, this time more for the camera.
Watch it here:
Siraj has been one of the most charismatic players in the Indian team when it comes to celebrations. He adopted the Siu a few years ago and routinely does in across formats and competitions, proudly declaring that he was Ronaldo's fan. Doing it at a place where CR7 broke through and came back as a legend was special.
Meanwhile, spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who is a known Liverpool (United's historic rivals) fan, spoke with their head coach, Ruben Amorim, and even asked him about his tactics for the Red Devils this season.
'Ruben, I have been following him from Sporting and I asked him questions about the tactics, whether you going to stick with the 3-4-3 (formation) this season, and I had the chance to chat with (Mid-fielder) Casemiro about how I admire him as a player," Kuldeep said in the video
Kuldeep could be in line to play the fourth Test between India and England at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, which is just around a kilometre away from United's stadium with the same name.
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