Siraj will play a crucial role: Former CSK batter, Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan

Of late a lot has been spoken about India’s pace battery that has performed miraculous tasks abroad, crumbling the likes of England, Australia and other cricketing giants away from home. Mohammed Siraj has been a crucial part of the Indian fast bowling unit in Tests and he continues to impress.

Ahead of India’s contest against Bangladesh in the series opener, former Tamil Nadu cricketer, Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan picked RCB fast bowling ace, Mohammed Siraj as India’s trump card for the series. The Tamil Nadu cricketer has played 55 first-class matches while also featuring in the maiden edition of the IPL in the colours of Chennai Super Kings.

Lauding Siraj in an interview on My Khel, Vidyut said, “I think Mohammed Siraj will be a key bowler for India in Bangladesh. He's somebody who bowls his heart out and bowls long spells. So, I will be keenly looking at him. What will also be interesting to see is that Siraj under Bharat Arun - the former India bowling coach - was a different bowler. He had a good camaraderie with B Arun because the latter was a coach of Hyderabad in the past. So, it will be interesting to see how he performs under Paras Mhambrey. But having said that, I would say Siraj is a really good bowler and how he performs at the flat pitches (in Bangladesh) will be crucial for India.”

He further added, “He's somebody who gives his 110 percent in every ball he bowls. For me, the trump card (for Team India) is going to be Siraj, spinners obviously will get wickets but Siraj will play a crucial role in India's good show."

India will be riding high on their bowling unit as they lock horns with Bangladesh in a swashbuckling 2-match Test series that will play an instrumental role in shaping the fate of WTC finalists.