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'The Raj of Siraj' -Fans react as Mohammed Siraj becomes number one ranked bowler in ODI cricket

Mohammed Siraj became the first Indian bowler to take four wickets in an over during the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka.

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Mohammed Siraj has created a storm in ODI cricket recently the right-armer made the Sri Lankans dance to his tunes in the recently concluded Asia Cup final. The man from Hyderabad picked up 6-21 in his seven-over spell against the Islanders in Colombo. This enabled India to bowl out Sri Lanka for just 50 in 15.2 overs. In reply, Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill chased the runs down in a canter.

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Siraj has now become the number-one ranked bowler in ODI cricket for his efforts. When it comes to ODIs Siraj recently breached the 50-wicket barrier. Siraj has picked up 53 wickets in 29 matches at an average of 19.11 and at an economy rate of 4.76. The 29-year-old has taken one five-wicket haul and two four-wicket hauls.

Mohammed Siraj picked up 13 wickets in 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy

It has not been an easy road for Siraj as he had a tough initiation to the Indian Premier League (IPL) and in international cricket. Even when the going got tough for Siraj, he was backed by Virat Kohli at Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) after he had spent a season at Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). In his T20I debut against New Zealand, he did not have the best of starts and conceded a lot of runs.

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But Siraj went from strength to strength and had a breakthrough series in the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia where he picked up 13 wickets in six innings at an average of 29.53. He also led the Indian pace attack in the deciding Test Match at the Gabba in Brisbane. Siraj then went through the paces and turned his game around in white-ball cricket.

The right-armer recently took a four-wicket haul against Sri Lanka in an ODI series at home. Siraj rose through the ranks and also dealt very well with a personal tragedy where he had lost his father in the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Siraj was retained by RCB in IPL 2022 for a 7 Crore (INR) contract. He would want to be in top form in World Cup 2023.

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