Bowling coach from India Morne Morkel

Mohammed Siraj has already delivered 65.3 Overs in the India VS England Test series. Even Ravira will Jadeja did not play more overtime than him. He is the definition of a “battle horse” since he made his test debut for India on December 26, 2020. However, barely, otherwise never, he obtained credit.

Yes, the work of a launcher is to get counters. Siraj also did not succeed in succeeding even under certain convivial conditions in the past. But unlike Jasprit Bumrah, who has often rested and turned, Siraj does not have the luxury to catch his breath. As a second stimulator in India, its performance has not always been great. But no one can question their efforts.

Siraj deserves more credit, says Morkel

Morkel, Bowling assistant / coach in India, thinks that people do not appreciate Siraj, who works tirelessly. Yes, he too often opts for magic balls. Sometimes emotions will prevail over him. But at the end of the day, Siraj is the one that drops the most from any Indian fast launcher.

“Siraj is a guy for whom I have a lot of respect. He pushes his body to the limit. He can sometimes try too hard and it can make you incoherent. But he really puts his heart on his sleeve. He does the dirty job for the team, and that does not sometimes reflect in the column of counters “,”, “ Morkel told journalists after the fourth day in Birmingham.

“I think that sometimes the guilty part of him tries too hard for us. It is a question of managing this kind of aggression and managing this intensity because it really drops with its heart on its sleeve. I think that sometimes this kind of thing can give you this inconsistency. ”

After a period of drought in the Headingley test, Siraj stood up in the absence of Bumrah to Edgbaston. Additional responsibility has brought out the best of him. But Morkel realizes that even when Siraj did not get the counters, the effort was still there and the Indian locker room always appreciated this.

“In a match that he is now the leader of the attack, he obtained the counters, but for me, in terms of effort and energy and with a sore body, he has always finished and will raise his hand, and he wants to make a bowl. I do not think that sometimes we give him enough credit for that,” He added.