Mohammad Siraj today became the first Indian to pick four wickets in a single over in international cricket. He achieved the feat during the Asia Cup Finals played in Colombo between India and Sri Lanka. Thanks to his exceptional spell, SL was bowled out for 50 runs.
Reactions from celebs are fab. When a sporting great arrives on the scene, can SS Rajamouli be behind? "Siraj Miyan, Our Tolichowki boy shines at the Asia Cup final with 6 wickets…And has a big heart, running to long-on to stop the boundary off his own bowling… (sic)," wrote the 'RRR' director.
It was up to story-tellers and authors to comment on every single aspect of what Siraj did on the field. "Siraj might have taken 4 wickets in the same over but the chase to the long-on boundary off his own bowling almost sums up Mohammad Siraj the cricketer even more and why every Indian captain wants him in every side," opined Bharat Sundaresan, author and journalist.
Many Netizens recalled that it was Virat Kohli who stood by Siraj when the latter was going through a lean phase. "Kohli will be the happiest person right now. He has shown more trust, backing and faith in Siraj than anyone during his tough phase in 2019," an analyst wrote.
