Mohammed Siraj becomes No 1 bowler in ODI cricket post Asia Cup 2023 final heroics
Mohammed Siraj (Image Credit: Twitter)
India pacer Mohammed Siraj has reclaimed the number one spot of ODI bowlers after his Asia Cup 2023 final heroics. In the summit clash against Sri Lanka, he reduced the team to 50 all-out after taking six wickets for 21 runs. Notably, Siraj was at this position from January and March this year. He was replaced by Australia’s Josh Hazlewood. Ahead of the continental tournament, the Royal Challengers Bangalore player in the IPL was at number eight.
During the tournament, the Hyderabad-born player took 12 wickets including the six-fer in the final averaging 12.20. Talking about other Indian bowlers, Kuldeep Yadav had dropped from six to nine despite picking nine wickets averaging 11.44 including a fifer against Pakistan.
Mohammed Siraj will play against Australia while Kuldeep Yadav rested
The right-arm will play all three ODIs against Australia from September 22 to 27. Ahead of the ODI World Cup 2023, India will play three ODIs at home against the Aussies. Some players have been rested for the first two games. On the other hand, the full strength side will be available for the last game.
India’s squad for first two ODIs vs Australia:
KL Rahul (c), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Tilak Varma, Prasidh Krishna, R Ashwin, Washington Sundar
India’s Squad for Third ODI vs Australia:
Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Washington Sundar, R. Ashwin
After the ODI series, the Men In Blue will play two warm-up games, i.e, against the defending champions, England and Netherlands. The Dutch will play an ODI WC game for the first since 2011. Coincidentally, that World Cup was also played in India, alongside Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
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