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Former Indian cricketer and analyst Aakash Chopra has observed that the Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj’s contributions towards the Indian team always tend to go unnoticed, mostly because of being with Jasprit Bumrah on the other side and bowling alongside him.
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Notably, Siraj is currently leading the wickets column in the ongoing five-match Test series against England, scalping 13 wickets from six innings. However, Chopra felt that Bumrah’s star power has made everyone forget Siraj’s contributions.
"Not all bowlers might be as skillful as Bumrah, and at times, when you are with Bumrah, you aren't noticed despite being skillful. You will look inferior whenever you are with an all-time great. Then people will dismiss you. It would have seemed like that when people were playing with Sachin paaji and Virat,” Chopra told on his YouTube channel.
"That does not mean the guy is not good. He is skillful. Sometimes a bowler like Siraj is dependent on others. If you look at Bumrah, he gets a lot of dismissals bowled. Siraj's best wicket-taking method is caught by others. If he doesn't get that help, like Jamie Smith's catch was dropped, the poor guy keeps bowling, but is unable to pick up those many wickets," he added.
It’s important to note that Siraj has bowled a total of 793 overs since the start of 2023, emerging at the third spot in the most overs bowled by pacers, with Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc taking the top two spots. Chopra asserted that everyone should sit and admire Siraj for taking up a lot of the workload.
"If you see Siraj's workload over the last two years (since January 1, 2023), you will have to sit back and admire and appreciate. If you talk about the fast bowlers across the world, he is in the third spot in terms of the number of overs bowled. Pat Cummins (871.3 overs), Mitchell Starc (856.2 overs) and Mohammed Siraj (792.5 overs) are there in that," Chopra noted.
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