Mohammed Siraj hopes for strong comeback in England Test after poor show in IPL 2022

Mohammed Siraj picked up only 9 wickets from 15 matches for RCB at an average of 57.11 and a very expensive economy rate of 10.07 although his side managed to reach the Playoffs stage this season.

Selected in India’s Test squad for the rescheduled fifth Test against England to be played in Birmingham from July 1-5, pacer Mohammed Siraj feels he will have to work hard in the next few weeks on his form and fitness to bowl consistently long spells in the five-day game. Siraj has had an lacklustre Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season for Royal Challengers Bangalore and is looking to make a strong comeback with the red ball. With the T20 World Cup 2022 scheduled in Australia later this year, Siraj will be hoping to do well enough in England to get a chance in white-ball cricket too.

“This season the IPL was a bit down. The last two seasons my graph was up and this time it has come down. But then I see what I have done in the past two years and take that along. This year was a bad phase for me but I will make a strong comeback by working hard. I will work on my ability, and believe in my strengths,” Siraj told the media on the sidelines of an event in Mumbai on Wednesday  (June 1) evening.

Siraj picked up only 9 wickets from 15 matches for RCB at an average of 57.11 and a very expensive economy rate of 10.07 although his side managed to reach the Playoffs stage this season.

The Indian pacer was the star performer for India in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020/21 against Australia with a five-wicket haul in the second innings of the fourth and final Test. India won the series 2-1 and the series will now feature in an upcoming documentary web series ‘Bandon Mein tha Dum’.

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