India vs Sri Lanka: How poor IPL in 2022 motivated Mohammed Siraj to work on white-ball expertise
India vs Sri Lanka: Mohammed Siraj stated was targeted on bettering his white-ball expertise after having an peculiar run within the IPL in 2022. Siraj additionally stated he’s wanting ahead to taking part in in his dwelling floor in Hyderabad throughout the ODI collection in opposition to New Zealand.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 15, 2023 22:43 IST
Mohammed Siraj picked up 9 wickets within the ODI collection vs Sri Lanka (AP Photo)
By India Today Web Desk: Mohammed Siraj stated on Sunday, January 15 that he was decided to enhance his white-ball expertise after having had a forgettable Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season with Royal Challengers Bangalore. Siraj spoke about his evolution in white-ball cricket, particularly ODIs after delivering a series-winning efficiency in opposition to Sri Lanka in a 3-match ODI collection.
Mohammed Siraj shone within the 3-match collection, selecting up a chart-topping tally of 9 wickets. Siraj missed out on his maiden ODI 5-wicket haul within the third ODI as he completed with figures of 4 for 32. Siraj bowled 10 overs as Sri Lanka lasted simply 22 overs, getting bundled out for 73 of their chase of 391 runs in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.
Siraj was lauded by captain Rohit Sharma, who stated that the 28-year-old Hyderabad pacer has grown from power to power, particularly within the final 12 months. Siraj has picked up 33 wickets in ODIs for the reason that begin of 2022 and skipper Rohit stated he can be one of many key gamers for India within the ODI World Cup 12 months.
Siraj was taken to the cleaners in IPL 2022 as he picked up 9 wickets in 15 matches, conceding at over 10 runs per over. Ever since, Siraj has picked up 6 wickets in T20Is, together with a 4-wicket haul in New Zealand in November 2022. In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, Siraj has emerged because the chief of India’s ODI bowling line-up, selecting up wickets usually with the brand new ball.
“When my IPL went bad, I thought I wanted to get better in white-ball cricket as well. I slowly started working on white-ball skills. When I did well in 1-2 ODIs, I got the confidence that I would be able to do well in LOIs,” Siraj advised the press in Thiruvananthapuram.
The Hyderabad pacer, who has established himself as one of many key members within the Test aspect, stated he has stopped specializing in the top consequence and is happy if he will get his strains and lengths proper on a constant foundation.
NOT FOCUSING ON RESULTS
Siraj, who has relied on cross-seam deliveries to seed doubts within the batters’ minds, stated he’s targeted on putting with the brand new ball and giving India the sting within the powerplay.
“I don’t want to focus a lot on end results. Earlier, I used to think a lot about my performance. Nowadays, I have started to realise that regardless of my performance, I want to be consistent with lines and lengths with each delivery I bowl. Then my performance slowly started to improve. Even when I don’t pick wickets, I wanted to be satisfied with bowling good lines and lengths,” he added.
“This series has gone really well. My plan was to get wickets with the new ball, and put pressure on the opposition. I didn’t mind giving a boundary or two, wickets with the new-ball can put the opposition on the backfoot.”
Siraj will subsequent be in motion within the 3-match ODI collection in opposition to New Zealand, which will get underway from Wednesday, January 18.
The first of the 3-match collection might be performed on the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, the pacer’s dwelling floor. Siraj stated he’s wanting ahead to taking part in in entrance of his household and buddies.
“It will be my first international match in home ground. I have played only IPL there. I will gain a lot of confidence, because my family and friends will be there to watch in action,” Siraj added.
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Jan 15, 2023
