Gujarat Titans Star Might Be Again In India Reckoning After Stellar Begin to IPL 2025
He has scalped 9 wickets in 4 matches of the IPL 2025 up to now.
The previous West Indies pacer Ian Bishop has lauded Gujarat Titans (GT) seamer Mohammed Siraj after his sensible begin within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. He in contrast Siraj’s powerplay stats from the 2 earlier seasons with the present IPL version up to now and acknowledged his current enchancment.
“It was two seasons in the past that Siraj acquired 20 wickets within the powerplay for RCB and solely 5 final yr, so his powerplay bowling had dropped off a bit. However he seems to be higher now”, stated Bishop to ESPN Cricinfo.
Notably, the 31-year-old joined the Gujarat Titans following his seven-year stint with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). GT acquired Siraj by spending an enormous sum of INR 12.25 crore within the public sale.
He has proved to be a precious addition to their squad. The pacer has bagged 9 wickets in simply 4 matches up to now. He additionally earned the Participant of the Match award towards his former franchise on April 2. Siraj dismissed massive hitters like Phil Salt and Liam Livingstone alongside his former RCB teammate Devdutt Padikkal in that sport, whereas sustaining a powerful economic system price of 4.75.
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Gujarat Titans Pacer Surpasses Mohammad Shami
In line with the legendary Ian Bishop, Siraj has exceeded Mohammad Shami in white-ball cricket. Shami has not been in nice type since his five-wicket haul towards Bangladesh in India’s Champions Trophy opener. Contemplating Shami’s age, the GT pacer is likely to be on monitor to make a comeback within the nationwide squad if he continues to play on this rhythm, he opined.
“Since Shami acquired that five-wicket haul within the Champions Trophy, I don’t assume we’ve seen that Shami once more since then. He’s 34, almost 35. If he (Siraj) continues to hit that size he’s bowling and makes use of the seam, he seems to be, proper now, as if he has jumped forward of Mohammed Shami. If Siraj continues bowling as he has accomplished within the final two video games, I believe he’ll supply barely extra throughout phases,” added the cricketer-turned-commentator.
With their seven-wicket win over the Sunrisers Hyderabad final evening, Gujarat Titans have received three out of their 4 matches. Their solely loss until now got here towards the Punjab Kings of their IPL 2025 opener.
After profitable three video games back-to-back, they are going to go head-to-head with the Rajasthan Royals. The match will happen on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on April 9.
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