Mohammed Siraj goes unnoticed while bowling alongside Jasprit Bumrah: Aakash Chopra
"That does not mean the guy is not good. He is skillful. Sometimes a bowler like Siraj is dependent on others. If you look at Bumrah, he gets a lot of dismissals bowled. Siraj's best wicket-taking method is caught by others. If he doesn't get that help, like Jamie Smith's catch was dropped, the poor guy keeps bowling, but is unable to pick up those many wickets," 'Have to sit back and admire Siraj's workload'Siraj has bowled 109 overs so far in the series, and Chopra doffed his hat to the pacer. The former cricketer also revealed that Siraj is third when it comes to the number of overs bowled since 2023 among pacers. Chopra said that we should sit and admire the workload of Siraj. "If you see Siraj's workload over the last two years (since January 1, 2023), you will have to sit back and admire and appreciate. If you talk about the fast bowlers across the world, he is in the third spot in terms of the number of overs bowled. Pat Cummins (871.3 overs), Mitchell Starc (856.2 overs) and Mohammed Siraj (792.5 overs) are there in that," Chopra said."When we look at it from the Indian point of view, no one has bowled more overs than him. In fact, if we see overall for India, he is in the second spot, only behind Jaddu. Jaddu (990 overs) has bowled nearly 1000 overs, and he has also bowled close to 800. He bowls a lot of overs," he added.India and England will face off in the Manchester Test next, starting from July 23. - EndsTune InMust Watch
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