Image Source : GETTY Mohammed Siraj of India celebrates the wicket of Steve Smith of Australia throughout day 4 of the 4th Test Match within the sequence between Australia and India at The Gabba on January 18
Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj on Monday capped off his stellar debut sequence in Australia with a richly-deserved five-wicket haul, his first in his worldwide profession, and the one by an Indian this sequence, within the fourth Test in opposition to Australia in Brisbane. His 5 for 73, along with Shardul Thakur’s four-fer, helped India fold Australia for 294 and set themselves a goal of 328 runs on a tough Gabba observe. Australian circumstances are at all times troublesome for visiting gamers to start their profession with, however Siraj, solely three Test previous, led an inexperienced assault and outsmarted the hosts by persistently hitting the awkward size, making use of the inconsistent bounce and getting the ball to maneuver off the seam.
4 different Indian bowlers have managed to select up a five-wicket haul earlier than Siraj – Erapalli Prasanna (1968), Bishan Singh Bedi (1977), Madan Lal (1977), Zaheer Khan (2003).
5/73 is the second-best bowling figures recorded by an Indian seamer on the Gabba, behind Madan Lal’s 5/72 in 1977.
1 different Indian bowler has taken a five-wicket haul throughout their crew debut sequence in Australia – Syed Abi Ali on the Adelaide in 1967 – who additionally hails from Hyderabad. Overall, seven different bowlers have achieved this feat, six of that are from England and one remaining from Pakistan. England’s Ken Shuttleworth was the final to hitch the listing, in 1970.
13 wickets have now been taken by Siraj on this tour, probably the most by an Indian going previous Ravichandran Ashwin. It can also be probably the most by an Indian in a Test sequence whereas making their debut in Australia, surpassing Javagal Srinath’s tally of 10 within the 1991/92 tour. Overall, it’s the third-most by a visiting debutant in Australia after South Africa’s Joe Partridge (25 wickets in 1963/64) and Ben Stokes (15 wickets in 2013/14). Siraj’s 13 wickets on this sequence got here at 29.53.