senior player Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma I think Mohammed Siraj’s excellent form in 50-over cricket can also help the Indian team going into the World Cup later this year.
in the absence of Jasprit BumrahSiraj, who has been ruled out due to a stress fracture in his lower back, has emerged as India’s most successful bowler in ODIs in the last one year.
“(Mohammed) Shami has always been there for us, but the way Siraj came in and did it with the new ball, it has been brilliant,” Kohli said at the post-match presentation after India’s 317-run win over Sri Lanka. Third and final ODI here.
“He has taken the most wickets in the powerplay, which was an issue for us initially. He always gets the batsmen thinking, which augurs well for us going into the World Cup.”
Siraj, who rattled the Sri Lankan top-order, missed a fifty and returned with impressive figures of 4/32.
Captain Rohit said, “It was good to see how he (Siraj) was bowling and he deserved all those slips. He is a rare talent, the way he has come over the years, it is good to see “
“He has come from strength to strength and that is really good for Indian cricket.
“We tried everything (to get his fifth) but it didn’t happen, unfortunately. But the four wickets are his and the five will come. He’s got a few tricks he’s working on and it is.” there to see.”
India clean sweep Sri Lanka 3-0 in ODI series.
“It was a great series for us. Lots of positives. We bowled well, got wickets when we needed to and it was good to see the batsmen scoring runs throughout the series.”
India has to play three ODIs and as many T20 matches as New Zealand from Wednesday.
“We will quickly get to the drawing board (for the next series) and see how the pitch is, then decide what the combination will be like.
Rohit said, “They (New Zealand) are coming from a series win in Pakistan, so it will not be an easy task.”