'Socha nahi tha'- Ravi Ashwin grills Mohammed Siraj on journey to No. 1 ODI bowler in heartfelt interview

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Mohammed Siraj has risen to the top of the ODI bowlers ranking on the back of his sensational performance in the last couple of years. The right-arm pacer continues to impress all with his fiery bowling and looks set to work as a great partner to Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami in the upcoming ODI world cup.

From the interviews, Siraj appears quite ecstatic at receiving rewards for his hard work and often credits his family and teammates for the same. In a recent candid interview with veteran India bowler Ravi Ashwin, Siraj has opened up on his reaction to being the top-ranked ODI bowler.

In the first clip, Ashwin asked Siraj in Tamil asking “No. 1 ODI bowler, yeppadi da irrukai, yeppadi da feel pannrai?” (No. 1 ODI bowler, how are you? How are you feeling?) to which Siraj replied in his mother tongue. Ashwin then asked how he was feeling after becoming the World’s No. 1 ODI bowler to which Siraj replied:

“Bahut hi achha lag raha hai, socha nahi tha ki number 1 bowler banunga. It’s a good feeling (I’m feeling quite good, I’ve never imagined I would become number 1 bowler).”

India gears up for Border- Gavaskar Trophy

India is currently gearing up for the Border- Gavaskar Trophy’s first match at Nagpur on February 9^th. The Australian team meanwhile is practising at Alur Cricket Ground in Bengaluru and will travel to Nagpur after their 4-day practice camp gets over.

India will take to the field with a  strong lineup consisting of veteran players Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravi Ashwin, and Mohammed Shami as well as young blood in Ishan Kishan, KS Bharat and others.

India’s Test squad for the first two Tests against Australia: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav