I will make a strong comeback by working hard – Mohammed Siraj after poor campaign in IPL 2022

Royal Challengers Bangalore fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has vowed to make a strong comeback by working hard.

Siraj didn’t have the best of Tata IPL 2022 for RCB as he took nine wickets in 15 matches and conceded his runs at a high economy rate of 10.07.

In fact, Siraj was impressive in the last two seasons of IPL for RCB but he was not able to replicate the same performance in the recently concluded edition. There is no doubt that Siraj has taken giant strides in the recent past and he will look to bounce back stronger in the upcoming matches.

Siraj has shown great skills to go a long way in his Test career and he is going to play a key role for the Indian team.

“This season the IPL was a bit down. The last two seasons my graph was up and this time it has come down. But then I see what I have done in the past two years and take that along,” Siraj told PTI during the trailer launch of the web series ‘Bandon Mein Tha Dum’.

“This year was a bad phase for me but I will make a strong comeback by working hard. I will work on my ability, believe in my strengths,” he added.

Siraj feels the one-off Test match against England is going to be pivotal for them as far as World Test Championship is concerned.

“This Test is very important for us and we are leading 2-1. It is good that the Test has been rescheduled and we are confident (of doing well) as we have the lead, it is a good feeling,” added the right-arm speedster.

The fast bowler from Hyderabad believes it is imperative to bowl an accurate line and length in Test matches to put the opposition batters under pressure.

“The important thing in a Test match is your line and length and how consistently you can bowl at one spot. That is what I have learned, the same thing I have learned in Australia, and my aim is to perform consistently for the team and bowl in one area and create pressure.

“Even if I don’t get wickets, my aim is how I can put the opposition under pressure,” Siraj said.

Meanwhile, Siraj was India’s pack leader in the historic Test match against Australia at Gabba. Siraj was only two Test matches old at that stage and took his maiden five-wicket haul in the first innings.

“My biggest memory is clinching a five-wicket haul at the Gabba (in Brisbane). I was emotional and had to face a lot after my father passed away.

“The quarantine, it was a tough situation for me but it was my father’s dream that I performed for my country and that was my biggest motivation,” he signed off.