India pacer Mohammed Siraj had everyone in splits at the end of Day 3 of the Rajkot Test match. Speaking at the end of the game on Saturday, February 17, Siraj made a cheeky comment on Dinesh Karthik, who was commentating for the official broadcaster.
Siraj, after being interviewed by Dinesh Karthik in Jio Cinema signed off by telling Karthik that he would catch-up with the wicket-keeper batter in Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League 2024.
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The incident happened when India wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik asked Mohammed Siraj what he was up to during his break from the second Test match in Vizag. Siraj replied by detailing his time out of the side and made sure that he brought in the IPL reference.
“I did nothing. I was with my family, I enjoyed, 5 days I took a break, and then I trained at home. I was missing Jasprit (Bumrah) bhai’s yorkers from home, so I thought that I will do it here in Rajkot,” Mohammed Siraj said.
“Thank you DK bhai, see you in RCB,” Mohammed Siraj had everyone in splits in the commentary box.
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Dinesh Karthik has not been in the contention of the Test squad for several years. Karthik played his last Test in 2018 and has not been in the running ever since due to the emergence of Rishabh Pant amongst others. Karthik however continues to play domestic cricket and is an in-demand cricketer in the Indian Premier League.
When out of the cricketing season, Karthik commentates for several broadcasters and has already made a name for himself for his insights in international cricket.
India’s Day Out in Rajkot
India dominated England on Day 3 of the Rajkot Test match. Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja stepped up in the absence of Ravichandran Ashwin in India’s bowling effort. Siraj was the pick amongst the bowlers in the first innings and finished with 4 wickets to his name.
“With Ash bhai (R Ashwin) not being there we were only four bowlers in the ground. We had the responsibility to do well against there aggressive batting. We told ourselves that we will stick to our lengths and wait for their mistakes,” Mohammed Siraj said during the interaction.
“As a bowler, I feel against batters like Ben Duckett the idea is to consistently hit one area. If we dry up the boundaries, we know that Duckett would try something different to get runs,” concluded the India pacer.
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