Jasprit Bumrah rested for Australia ODIs and limited-overs New Zealand tour, replacement announced
Cricket | January 08, 2019 14:12 ISTMohammed Siraj will replace Jasprit Bumrah in the squad for the Australia and New Zealand tour.
Mohammed Siraj will replace Jasprit Bumrah in the squad for the Australia and New Zealand tour.
Mohammed Siraj, who was released from the Indian squad after he couldn't find places in the Test squad against West Indies, made an impact with three wickets.
However, it was a toil for the India A bowlers on the final day as it took them 88.5 overs to get the final six wickets.
Royal Challengers Bangalore fast bowler Mohammed Siraj and his family were in for a big surprise when captain Virat Kohli made a visit to their house in Hyderabad on Sunday night.
Virat Kohli, along with his few RCB team members including Parthiv Patel, visited Mohammed Siraj's home in Hyderabad where they were served with delicious Hyderabadi biryani and other local delicacies.
The debutant Siraj was expensive in his first match as he gave away 53 runs in his quota of 4 overs, he bagged the prize wicket of New Zealand captain Kane Williamson.
Pacer Siraj grabbed 4 for 42 in 15 overs, whereas, India regular KL Rahul was castled by medium pacer Ravi Kiran for 4 runs.
The focus would be on Karnataka's stylish batsman K L Rahul and young paceman Mohammed Siraj of Hyderabad.
The 23-year-old right-arm pacer has been on the fringes with some decent performances for India A but he didn't expect a call-up this early.
India A piled up a commanding 322 for 5, riding on half-centuries from skipper Pandey (86 off 87) and Rishab Pant (60 off 59) against Afghanistan A in Pretoria.
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