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Mohammed Siraj and Gautam Gambhir (File Photo: Twitter)
Former Indian opener and now commentator, Gautam Gambhir came up with a blunt statement while talking about the performance of star Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj. Gambhir spoke quite critically for Mohammed Siraj while analyzing the latter’s poor outing in the second T20I of the three-match series against South Africa.
Siraj conceded 27 in 3 overs, scalping only one wicket, including an expensive first over, in which he conceded 14 runs. However, he was quite good in his succeeding two overs, conceding only 13 runs with the only wicket he claimed.
Here's what Gautam Gambhir said about Mohammed Siraj
But the former Indian batting stalwart didn’t look happy with Siraj’s performance against South Africa in the penultimate fixture of the three-match T20I series.
“I feel that Mohammed Siraj will bowl much worse than this and yet finish with better figures. I was a bit disappointed with Arshdeep because after he bowled the first over, the Powerplay was over and the ball got wet and tough to get a grip of. The 13th over which Mukesh bowled was spectacular, with pin-point yorkers with a wet ball and against a batter like David Miller. These are some big positives, and going forward, if the conditions aren't so wet, this bowling line-up will appear a lot different,” said Gambhir on Star Sports.
“A bilateral series 6-7 months before the World Cup doesn't carry much relevance. India would want to test their bowlers. You'd want to see how strong your death-overs bowling is. Who can be the one more option with Jasprit Bumrah when the T20 World Cup comes? These things need to be more carefully monitored than results,” he added later.
Notably, Mohammed Siraj is also a part of the ODI squad for Team India for the upcoming three-match ODI series against the Proteas, starting on Sunday, December 17. Following the conclusion of the ODI series, he will also feature for India in the two-match Test series against the hosts.