Srinagar: Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag has hailed pacer Mohammad Siraj’s performance against RCB on Wednesday in Chennai.
Siraj delivered an outstanding spell against RCB, registering figures of 3/19 in four overs for Gujarat Titans’ eight-wicket win over the side in IPL 2025 on Wednesday.
“He maintained his record with the new ball in Chinnaswamy. He gave away only 12 or 13 runs in the first three overs. He could’ve probably bowled the fourth over at the same time, too, he might have taken another wicket. He swings the new ball, and yesterday, he also got help from the wicket,” Sehwag said on Cricbuzz.
“He has that fire. And somewhere I feel he is hurt that he wasn’t part of the Champions Trophy squad, and I saw that fire. That’s what we expect from a young fast bowler. ‘Yeah, you didn’t pick me? Now I will show you.’ I hope he continues with the same intensity and makes a comeback in the Indian team.”
Siraj was not retained by Bengaluru ahead of this season, and in his first match back at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, he ensured they felt his absence.
For Siraj, the match was special and he admitted he was “nervous” before facing RCB.
“It was emotional because I played for seven years here,” he admitted after the game. “There was some nervousness and some emotion … (but) I have belief that I can do well, irrespective of wherever I am playing and that is my mindset.”