‘It didn’t feel it was a 55-all out wicket’ – Mohammed Siraj makes big claim on South Africa batting collapse on Day 1 of 2nd Test vs India

India’s star cricketer Mohammed Siraj has recently opened up about the tactical skills and pragmatic approach he used to bundle out South Africa for just 55 runs on Day 1 of the first session of the second Test game in Cape Town. Notably, the visiting sides had a great start to the innings, but they couldn’t continue the momentum, which made them lose wickets continuously and helped them only pile up 153 in the first innings.

However, Mohammed Siraj reveals that it was very surprising for him, as he didn’t expect that his bowling would help India restrict the Proteas to a narrative score on Day 1 of the game. In addition, the right-arm pacer also opens up about the partnership and how star cricketer Jasprit Bumrah helped him even though he had just picked up two wickets in the first inning.

“When I saw the wicket in the morning, it didn’t feel it was a 55-all out wicket. It was quite sunny so I didn’t expect the pitch to assist that much. Also, bowling is all about partnerships. There was consistent pressure from Jasprit Bumrah at the other end. He didn’t get many wickets but he created a lot of pressure,” Mohammed Siraj told bowling coach Paras Mhambrey.

In the last match, I knew I had conceded a lot of runs: Mohammed Siraj

The RCB Stalwart said he feels that he and Jasprit Bumrah created a lot of pressure on the home side, which helped them restrict the hosts. In addition, the great seamer opens up about India’s loss in the first Test game and how much he regretted his bowling failure in the Centurion Test game.

“We (him and Jasprit Bumrah) bowled in partnerships and bowled many maidens unlike in the last Test match. Bowling so many maidens did create pressure. In the last match, I knew I had conceded a lot of runs. That was because I was guilty of trying too hard. For the first time in my career, I had to wait till the 24th over to get a maiden over. I understood where I went wrong; I didn’t even feel the need to watch my videos to analyze,” he added further.