Senior gamers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma really feel pacer Mohammed Siraj’s excellent run of kind in 50-over cricket augers nicely for the Indian group heading into the World Cup later this yr. In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, who has been on the sidelines resulting from a decrease again stress fracture, Siraj has emerged as India’s most profitable bowler in ODIs prior to now yr.
“(Mohammed) Shami has always been there for us but the way Siraj has come in and done with the new ball has been has been outstanding,” Kohli mentioned on the post-match presentation after India’s 317-run win over Sri Lanka within the the third and remaining ODI right here.
“He has taken the maximum number of wickets in the powerplay, which was an issue for us early. He is always making the batters think, which is a great sign for us going into the World Cup.” Siraj, who rocked the Sri Lankan top-order, missed out on a fifer and returned with spectacular figures of 4/32.
“Good to see how he (Siraj) was bowling and he deserved all those slips. He is a rare talent, the way he has come up over the last few years is good to see,” skipper Rohit mentioned.
“He has come from strength to strength and that’s really good for Indian cricket.
“We tried all type of issues (to get his fifer) however it did not occur sadly. But the 4 wickets are all his and fifers will come. He has a couple of tips up his sleeves which he’s engaged on and it is there to see.” India completed a 3-0 clean sweep of Sri Lanka in the ODI series.
“It was a fantastic collection for us. Lots of positives. We bowled nicely, obtained wickets once we wanted and the batters all through the collection piling on the runs was good to look at.” India are scheduled to play three ODIs and as many T20Is with New Zealand, starting Wednesday.
“We’ll get to the drafting board shortly (for the following collection) and see how the pitch is, then resolve how the mixtures might be.
“They (NZ) are coming off a series win in Pakistan, so it won’t be an easy task at all,” Rohit added.
Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka was disenchanted by his aspect’s efficiency.
“It’s disappointing. Not a game we wanted. It happens. We need to learn how to manage the start. Bowlers should learn how to take wickets on these decks and the batters should learn to score.
“Playing constructive cricket is the extra vital factor. If the boys present intent, the bowling would have been completely different. Congratulations to Indian group for this efficiency.”
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