Eng vs Ind | My finger on lips celebration is for haters: Siraj

‘I will only let the ball do the talking’

Mohammed Siraj is taking wickets and his new mode of celebration involves an underlying message for all his critics asking them to just keep shut. Siraj was the pick of the Indian bowlers with four wickets in his first appearance at Lord's and was asked about his "finger on lips" gesture after getting each and every 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 the ball do the talking and hence this is my new style of celebration," Siraj said at the virtual post-day press conference after the third day's play of the second Test.