Hyderabad is famous for producing talented spinners like Ghulam Ahmed, Shivlal Yadav, Arshad Ayub, Venkatapathi Raju, Pagyan Ojha, M.V. Narasimha Rao, M.L. Jaisimha, and many more. However, the number of pacers from Hyderabad is not so many. Thanks to Mohammed Siraj that this problem will not exist in the future as Siraj has shown millions of young pacers in India that dreams do come true if you don’t give up!
Mohammed Siraj has been on the rise in Indian Cricket. He has become India’s one of the top all-format bowlers in the past few years, ranking third in the seam bowling department in the world in ODI cricket at present.
But would you believe if I tell you that Mohammed Siraj started his career as a batsman!? YES, YOU HEARD IT RIGHT! Mohammed Siraj started his career as a batsman. Although his batting stats are unknown, it is said that he was quite good at batting. However, later he was made to focus on fast bowling as he was tall and had an unbelievable pace!
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Thank God he shifted to fast bowling, as now India has a bowler who takes early wickets, bowls economically in the middle as well as at the end, and is on the way to becoming one of the greatest fast bowlers in the world.