On the third day of the Edgbaston Test, India pacer Mohammed Siraj referred to England batsman Cheteshwar Pujara as a fighter.
On the third day of the Edgbaston Test against England, India’s Jasprit Bumrah-led team extended their lead to 257 runs. Both Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant have 50 and 30 wickets to their names at the moment. After dismissing England for 284 in the first innings, India took a 132-run lead. Mohammed Siraj, with four wickets, was India’s best bowler. On Day 3, Siraj spoke to reporters after the game about his thinking and the pitch conditions. He also called Pujara a “fighter.” Siraj.
“This guy (Pujara) has the fighting instincts of an actual warrior. This is what he did in Australia, and now he’s doing it here as well. When the team needs him, he always rises to the occasion. It doesn’t matter how difficult the situation is, he’s always ready to step in and help. That is exactly the case; he is difficult to bowl to because he does not attack much and simply keeps leaving balls where they fall “at a press conference, remarked Siraj
During a press conference, Siraj mentioned Jasprit Bumrah, the stand-in captain, who took three wickets in the first innings “His performance as a player and as a captain has remained the same. He is always ready to lend a helping hand whenever I need it. When I do anything incorrect, he tries to help me understand how to bowl in specific scenarios.”
Jonny Bairstow was England’s standout batsman, scoring 106 runs off 140 balls, including 14 fours and two sixes.
“We had to be patient as bowlers. Throughout the New Zealand series, Bairstow has been batting aggressively and consistently. As a result, we were aware of his great level of self-confidence. Whatever he performed for us, it was only going to be one ball, whether it was an inswinger or seaming in off the pitch “said the man named Siraj.
“In the New Zealand series, we realized that our bowlers all weighed in at more than 135 pounds. We already have this talent and had faced off against England the previous year. So our advantage was that we were aware of their weaknesses, and that is why we were able to achieve our goals “furthermore, he said.
Siraj had this to say regarding the pitch’s conditions: “Initially, the pitch was helpful, but after that, it became less effective. So our only strategy was to bowl in the same place over and over again. In addition, the more effort balls we could throw, the bowlers would benefit from it. As a result, we’d end up bleeding runs if we took it easy. The ball is currently keeping low, which will benefit us tremendously in the second inning.”
