On Monday, August 4, the Indian cricket team finally secured a series draw after clinching the final Test of the five-match series by six runs in an edge of a seat thriller. Coming into the final day of the fifth
Test at The Oval needing four wickets, whereas the England side required only 35 runs, star Indian pacer, Mohammed Siraj put up a performance of the ages to secure a win.
With this, India not only drew the series by 2-2 margin after their first win came at the Edgbaston in Birmingham in the second Test, they also registered one of the narrowest wins in Test cricket history. Seeing Team India shine in pressure situation, especially Mohammed Siraj stepping up on the occasion, star Indian batter Virat Kohli also could not keep quiet.
Mohammed Siraj responds to Kohli with “believe” message
Taking to X, the 36-year-old wrote, “Great win by team india. Resilience and determination from Siraj and Prasidh has given us this phenomenal victory. Special mention to Siraj who will put everything on the line for the team. Extremely happy for him ❤️@mdsirajofficial @prasidh43”. In response, Siraj replied, “Thank you bhaiya for “Believe”ing in me” with a red heart emoji.
Speaking of his numbers in the recently-concluded series, Mohammed Siraj finished as the top wicket-taker with 23 scalps to his name. In the five matches, he picked up 23 wickets at an average of 32.43 and a strike rate of 48.39 with his best bowling innings coming in the first innings of the second Test, where he registered figures of 6/70 in his 19.3 over spell. Furthermore, Siraj picked up 9/190 in the fifth Test and with it equalled Jasprit Bumrah’s record of most wickets in a Test series.
