IND vs WI: "A Big Thanks To Soham Bhai" - Mohammed Siraj Credits Team's Strength And Conditioning Coach For His Fitness

Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj credited the team’s Strength and Conditioning Coach, Soham Desai, for his performance, stating that Desai worked hard on his fitness and took care of him. Mohammed Siraj made this statement after picking up five wickets against the West Indies in the second Test.

Mohammed Siraj swung the ball both ways with the second new ball on Day 4 at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain on Sunday, July 23. The right-arm pacer rattled the West Indies batting lineup and picked up his second five-wicket haul in red-ball cricket. He registered his career-best figures of 5/60.

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It’s Not Easy To Take Wickets On A Flat Track – Mohammed Siraj

In the press conference after the day’s play, Mohammed Siraj expressed gratitude to Soham Desai and said that he helped him stay fit and ready despite playing continuously for the past few months.

“I am really happy with the performance because it’s not easy to take wickets on a flat track. A big thanks to Soham bhai, who has worked on my fitness.

I have been playing continuously for the past few months and credit to Soham bhai for putting in hard work and taking care of me,” Siraj told reporters.

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I Want To Accept Every Challenge – Mohammed Siraj

The 29-year-old said that he enjoys taking on the responsibility of leading the pace attack and that he executed his plans well when the ball was reversing.

“I am happy with my performance as I executed my plans well when the reverse swing was on offer. To be honest, I enjoy when the responsibility has been put on my shoulders when senior bowlers are missing. I love entering the game with responsibility and I want to accept every challenge coming my way,” he added.

“My plan was simple – to bowl the stump line and was hoping to get the seam movement and I stuck to that. The ball was new so we also got some swing but it won’t be the same on Day 5 as the ball has gotten old so the play will be to keep it simple and not leak runs,” he concluded.

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