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Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood praised his Indian Premier League (IPL) teammate Mohammed Siraj for his recent performances for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2023.
Siraj was a completely different version of himself this season. His accuracy in the powerplay and displaying control over his line and length at the death was one of the most notable changes he has made in the last one year. As Hazlewood missed most of the IPL action due to injury, Siraj didn’t let RCB feel his absence even for a minute.
The 29-year-old was eligible for a bowler to compete in every single stat.
“I was a little late getting there (at RCB this year) but before that he was on fire,” Hazlewood was quoted as saying by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
“He’s at the top of the wickets every time, and the economy rate was probably the thing that made it impossible to bowl at Chinnaswamy (RCB’s home ground) sometimes and he was going for six or six-and-a-half overs.” Hazlewood concluded.
Siraj will be in action against Australia in the upcoming World Test Championship 2023 final at The Oval, London from June 7.
Most of the players of the Indian team reached UK on Tuesday and they would like to capitalize on this opportunity and win the WTC final. Last year, New Zealand defeated India in the final of the World Test Championship.
There are some players who can play an important role for the Indian team in their important match.
India’s top batsman Virat Kohli will be watched, he has scored 8416 runs in 183 innings. His highest score was 254 against South Africa in 2019. He has scored 28 centuries and 28 half-centuries in the Test format. His batting average is 48.93.
Cheteshwar Pujara has scored 7514 runs in 174 innings in Test format. His highest score was 206 against England in 2012. He has scored 19 centuries and 35 half-centuries. His batting average is 43.88.
In Test cricket, Mohammad Siraj has taken 47 wickets in 18 matches. He has been one of the most impressive emerging players in Test cricket. The right-arm fast bowler has taken the most wickets against England. Siraj took 21 wickets against England. Against Australia, Mohammed Siraj took his first five-wicket haul in 2021. He has taken 14 wickets against Australia.
Umesh Yadav has taken 168 wickets in 110 matches in his Test career so far. Yadav has taken three five-wicket hauls and one 10-wicket haul. Umesh Yadav took 10 wickets against West Indies in 2018. His best bowling figures were six for 88 against the West Indies.
Ravichandran Ashwin plays a very important role for India in the final against Australia. His batting has proved to be crucial for India in the Test format. In Test cricket, Ashwin has taken 474 wickets in 92 matches. He has done the feat of taking 32 five-wicket hauls and seven 10-wicket hauls. In terms of batting, Ashwin has scored 3129 runs in 131 innings. His highest score of 124 came against West Indies in 2016. He has scored five centuries and 13 half-centuries.
Indian team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat , Ishan Kishan (wk).
Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Steven Smith (Vice-Captain), Mitchell Starc, David Warner.
