Siraj picked up a four-wicket haul in the 30 overs he bowled in the hosts’ first-innings. After taking the wickets of Dom Sibley and Haseeb Hameed off consecutive deliveries on Day 2, he came back on Saturday to get rid of Jonny Bairstow and Ollie Robinson.
While speaking about India’s star performers with the ball, in a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra termed Mohammed Siraj as the leader of the pack at Lord’s, saying:
The cricketer-turned-commentator highlighted that Siraj looked like taking a wicket whenever he was called into attack. Aakash Chopra elaborated:
Mohammed Siraj’s duel with Ollie Robinson was probably the most riveting action of the third day’s play. The Indian seamer had three leg-before appeals against the latter turned down in the 115th over of the England innings, but eventually got him out LBW in his next over.
Aakash Chopra on Ishant Sharma’s comeback
Aakash Chopra also appreciated Ishant Sharma for making a decent comeback after sitting out the Nottingham Test due to injury. He observed:
The former Indian opener highlighted that the lanky pacer triggered the visitors’ comeback in the game by dismantling the English lower-middle order. Chopra explained:
Apart from taking three wickets, Ishant Sharma was also the most economical Indian seamer. The 32-year-old, who has taken 309 wickets in Tests, is on the verge of surpassing Zaheer Khan as India’s second-most successful fast bowler in Tests.
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