Mohammed Siraj

Mohammed Siraj (born 13 March 1994) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore and the India national cricket team.[1]

Mohammed Siraj
Personal information
Full nameMohammed Siraj
Born (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994
Hyderabad, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 225)15 January 2019 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 71)4 November 2017 v New Zealand
Last T20I14 March 2018 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–presentHyderabad
2017Sunrisers Hyderabad
2018–presentRoyal Challengers Bangalore
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 1 3 36 46
Runs scored – – 300 138
Batting average – – 7.69 5.77
100s/50s –/– –/– 0/0 0/0
Top score – – 46 36*
Balls bowled 60 72 6,519 2,142
Wickets 0 3 147 81
Bowling average – 49.33 23.00 23.37
5 wickets in innings – 0 4 3
10 wickets in match – 0 2 0
Best bowling – 1/45 8/59 5/37
Catches/stumpings 0/- 1/– 6/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 May 2020

Early life

He was born on 13 March 1994 in Hyderabad. His father was an auto-rickshaw driver, and his mother was a housewife.[2]

Domestic career

Siraj made his first-class debut on 15 November 2015, playing for Hyderabad in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy tournament.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut on 2 January 2016 in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournament.[4] During the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy tournament, he was the highest wicket-taker for Hyderabad with 41 wickets at an average of 18.92.[5]

In February 2017, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 2.6 crores.[6] In January 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2018 IPL auction.[7]

In February 2018, he was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 23 dismissals in seven matches.[8] In October 2018, he was named in India A's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.[9] In October 2019, he was named in India B's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[10]

International career

In October 2017, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand.[11] He made his T20I debut for India against New Zealand on 4 November 2017, taking the wicket of Kane Williamson, finishing with figures of 1 wicket for 53 runs from four overs.[12]

In February 2018, he was named in India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2018 Nidahas Trophy.[13] In September 2018, he was named in India's Test squad for their series against the West Indies, but he did not play.[14] In December 2018, he was named in India's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Australia.[15] He made his ODI debut against Australia at the Adelaide Oval on 15 January 2019.[16][17]

References
  1. "Mohammed Siraj's swift rise up the Indian ranks". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  2. Subrahmanyam, V. v (7 April 2017). "Siraj living life in the fast lane". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. "Ranji Trophy, Group C: Services v Hyderabad (India) at Delhi, Nov 15-18, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group A: Bengal v Hyderabad (India) at Nagpur, Jan 2, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  5. "Hyderabad Ranji Trophy 2016-2017 Statistics". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  6. "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  7. "List of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  8. "Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2017/18:Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  9. "Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  10. "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  11. "Iyer, Siraj called up for New Zealand T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  12. "2nd T20I (N), New Zealand tour of India at Rajkot, Nov 4 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  13. "Rohit Sharma to lead India in Nidahas Trophy 2018". BCCI Press Release. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  14. "Indian team for Paytm Test series against Windies announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  15. "India's ODI squad against Australia announced; squads for New Zealand tour declared". The Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  16. "India vs Australia: Mohammed Siraj makes ODI debut in Adelaide". The Indian Express. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  17. "Recent Match Report - Australia vs India 2nd ODI 2019 | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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