Border-Gavaskar Trophy: How Jasprit Bumrah helped Mohammed Siraj to turn things around | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: After a routine home series against New Zealand, Mohammed Siraj has praised his experienced teammate and attack leader Jasprit Bumrah for helping him get back into shape. Siraj took five wickets in India's incredible comeback win over Australia in the Perth Test.
The 30-year-old has had a difficult home season, picking up just two wickets in two Test matches in India's crushing 3-0 defeat to New Zealand before the visit to Australia. However, he was back to his best in the first Test match against Australia.
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Siraj claimed his recovery in the series opener in Perth, when India overcame a first-innings collapse to reach 150 for a huge 295-run win, was sparked by a conversation with Bumrah, the Test bowler and stand-up player 1st place in the rankings, was supported. in the captain, before the tour.
“I always talk to Jassi Bhai (Bumrah),” Siraj said after India's six-wicket win over the Australian Prime Minister's XI in a practice match in Canberra on Sunday.

“Before the first game I talked to him about what I was going through. And he just told me one thing: don't run after the wickets, just bowl consistently in one area and enjoy bowling. If you still don't get wickets then come and ask me.
“So I enjoyed bowling and I got wickets too,” he added.
Bharat Arunthe former bowling coach for India, was also consulted by Siraj to choose his centre.
“I spoke to Bharat Arun sir about this happening to me because he has known me for a while and has seen my bowling a long time ago. So he just told me to have fun and not chase wickets. Just.’ Enjoy it and you will get wickets.
“And before traveling, I met (fielding coach) Dilip Sir in Hyderabad and we also trained together. So it felt good and now I enjoy it.”
“Morne (Morkel, India's current bowling coach) keeps telling me, 'You are a warrior'. 'You'll get us wickets, but you just keep enjoying your bowling'.”
In his first game with a pink ball, Siraj seemed to be in rhythm during the warm-up game against the Prime Minister's side. Matthew Renshaw, a former Australian Test batsman, was knocked out by him.
Adelaide will host the second day-night Test match against Australia from Friday. Siraj would bowl with the pink ball under the lights for the first time.
“The (pink) ball has a synthetic feel, it is different from the red ball. The seam is very hard. It is bright and quite large. The more you practice with it, the better you get,” Siraj said.
“I think with the pink ball it is better to bowl the length back. Because when you throw it up, there's not a lot of momentum, so the more you hit the deck and get it to seam, the better for us,” he noted.
“I've heard that the ball swings a lot under the lights, but I haven't bowled with it under the lights yet. So when we go to Adelaide and train, we'll try that. And the more practice we get, the more we will know more about what we need to do.