Wanted Mohammed Siraj to bowl 10 overs, however coach stopped him: Rohit Sharma hails Asia Cup Final hero

India captain Rohit Sharma has revealed that Mohammed Siraj was not in a position to bowl his full quota of 10 overs after India’s coach intervened. Siraj bowled seven straight overs in India’s hammering of Sri Lanka within the Asia Cup Final. Siraj was lethal from the beginning, selecting up 4 wickets in his second over and leaving the co-hosts reeling within the last of the continental conflict.

Speaking on the submit match press convention, India captain hailed Mohammed Siraj as India’s new hero and stated that the pacer was determined to bowl extra however the Indian coach didn’t need him to take an pointless load forward of the ODI World Cup 2023.

“He bowled 7 overs in that spell. 7 overs is a lot. I wanted him to bowl but I got a message from our trainer that we need to stop him. He was quite desperate to bowl but that’s the nature of any bowler or batter. When they see the opportunity, they want to pounce on it. But that’s where my job comes in and I wanted to make sure everything stays calm and don’t overexaggerate,” Rohit Sharma advised the press after the match.

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Siraj had ran riot towards Sri Lanka earlier in January 2023. Playing the ultimate ODI match of the collection, Siraj worn out the Sri Lanka batting order and bowled a number of overs on a trot.

“That’s the call. I remember, he was in a similar situation against Sri Lanka in Trivandrum. He had taken 4 wickets and he had bowled some 8-9 overs on the trot, I think,” Sharma additional added.

The captain credited the pacer for his effort and stated that Siraj discovered extra swing than the others throughout the sport. Sharma additional added that India have discovered totally different heroes to step up throughout the sport and it was Siraj’s day within the Asia Cup Final.

“I was surprised with the pitch. I can’t talk about how they batted and all that. I can only talk about how we bowled. Siraj obviously got the ball to move a bit more than the other guys. We will find different heroes stand up and well all complement him. It was Siraj’s day,” Rohit concluded.

Edited By:

Kingshuk Kusari

Published On:

Sep 18, 2023