My finger on lips celebration is for haters: Mohammed Siraj
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Mohammed Siraj is taking wickets and his new mode of celebration entails an underlying message for all his critics asking them to only hold shut.
Siraj was the decide of the Indian bowlers with 4 wickets in his first look on the Lord’s and was requested about his “finger on lips” gesture after getting each wicket.
So what’s the back-story?
“This story (celebration) is for the haters (critics) because they used to say a lot of things about me, like he cannot do this and cannot do that. So, I will only let my ball do the talking and hence this is my new style of celebration,” Siraj mentioned on the digital post-day press convention after the third day’s play of the second Test.
Put into bat, India rode on KL Rahul’s elegant 129 to submit 364 within the first innings, however for England skipper Joe Root struck an unbeaten 180 to submit 391 of their first essay and take a 27-run lead.
A bottle cork was hurled at Rahul on the third day from the spectators through the pre-lunch session, however Siraj mentioned that he was unaware about it.
“I did not actually notice what happened but nothing (offensive) was said by the public,” he maintained.
He mentioned that the plan of the quick bowlers was to be constant and bowl in a single space.
He additionally underlined the significance of 4 quick bowlerss in these circumstances.
“It was vital (to play with fourth quick bowler), as a result of we’ve got taken three wickets initially and our quick bowlers had been efficient and bowling constantly in a single space.
“The role of fast bowlers is important in England because when you come to England, you want to try things, but our plan here was to be consistent and bowl at one place,” he mentioned