Senior Indian bowler Mohammed Siraj has become the newest bowler to reach 200 international wickets. Siraj reached the milestone with his first wicket achievement during the fifth and last Test encounter against England at The Oval. Significantly, the pacer joined a list of 25 bowlers to have achieved a double-century of international wickets in Indian colors.
Career Overview Since 2017 Debut
According to ESPNcricinfo, Siraj has played 101 games and 134 innings since his November 2017 international debut. He has sprinted to 200 wickets at 29-plus average, with five five-wicket hauls under his belt. Siraj initially debuted in a T20I match. Although he debuted in an ODI in January 2019, his Test debut was in December 2020.
Test Cricket Contributions and England Stats
Playing his 41st Test, Siraj has 115 wickets in all at a figure of 31-plus. Four out of his five fifers in Team India colors have been achieved in Test cricket. According to ESPNcricinfo, in 11 Tests played on English soil, he has picked 38 wickets at 36-plus average, including that memorable 6/70 at Edgbaston recently in this series.
Siraj has 71 wickets at 24.04 from 44 ODIs with the support of a single fifer. Moving to T20Is, the pacer has taken 14 wickets from 16 matches at 32.28. He has one four-fer. The ex-top-ranked ODI bowler was among India’s teams that reached the runner-up position in the 2023 ODI World Cup and won the 2024 T20 World Cup.
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