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Siraj reveals what Shastri told him after his father's death during Aus tour
India’s tour of Australia in 2020/21 was a memorable one for cricket fans. Team India managed to defeat Australia 2-1 in the four-match Test series despite missing players like Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Hanuma Vihari, and KL Rahul during different parts of the contest. Several young players stepped up to the mark and performed exceptionally for India. One of those players was fast bowler Mohammed Siraj. The 25-year-old pacer made his debut in the second Test in Melbourne and immediately made his mark in international cricket. Eventually, Siraj ended up as the highest wicket-taker for India with 13 wickets in the Border- Gavaskar Trophy 2020/21. What makes his performance even more praise-worthy was that Siraj had lost his father when he was touring Australia for series. However, he decided to stay back to fulfill his father’s wish of playing for India. Siraj recently revealed what India head coach Ravi Shastri had said when he heard of his father’s passing.
“Virat Bhai is always there. When I couldn’t perform well in the IPL two years back, he showed faith in my ability. He retained me in RCB and I am grateful for this,” said Siraj.
