Indian cricketer Mohammed Siraj paid a visit to Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's residence on Tuesday. Siraj was congratulated and honoured by the CM for helping the team to bring the T20 World Cup home after 17 years.
Siraj, who called for victory celebrations in Hyderabad after Team India's victory parade in Mumbai, visited the CMO's official residence where former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin and his son were also present.
"The Chief Minister Revanth Reddy congratulated the all-round cricketer Mohammed Siraj, who brought great fame to India and our state of Telangana in International cricket. Siraj, who came to Hyderabad after winning T20 World Cup met the Chief Minister at his residence as a courtesy. Siraj was honoured on this occasion," Telangana CMO said in a caption to the post featuring Siraj's meeting with Reddy.
"The Chief Minister appreciated Siraj's excellent performance in the T20 World Cup 2024. The officials were ordered to allot a house and a job to Siraj on behalf of the state government. The Chief Minister ordered the officials to find a suitable place in Hyderabad or nearby areas and take appropriate measures to provide government jobs," he added in the caption.
Earlier Siraj celebrated India's T20 World Cup 2024 win in Delhi and Mumbai along with the team and then in Hyderabad, calling out his home-state people for another victory rally. "Let's recreate the victory rally in Hyderabad with our very own world champion Mohammed Siraj. Tomorrow, i.e., 5th July at 6:30 pm from Sarojni Eye Hospital, Mehdipatnam to Eidgah Ground. See you all in Hyderabad," Siraj appealed to the people after the victory parade in Mumbai on 4th July.
Siraj was part of the World Cup-winning team in the USA and West Indies. In the World Cup, he played in three matches for the Men in Blue, all in New York as India went with three specialist pacers. He was replaced by Kuldeep Yadav during the Caribbean leg of the World Cup and did not made his way back into the team for the remainder of the tournament. He picked only one wicket in the tournament but put pressure on the opposition with his mingy economy rate.
