Mohammad Siraj was discovered as a net bowler, reveals former bowling coach

Mohammad Siraj was discovered as a net bowler, reveals former bowling coach

Bharat Arun, the former bowling coach of the Indian cricket team, has told an anecdote related to Mohammad Siraj. According to Arun, he was very impressed by seeing Siraj as a net bowler in 2015.

He said, "I immediately asked Sunrisers Hyderabad mentor VVS Laxman about Siraj. Siraj looked very good in the nets and Laxman also described him as a very talented bowler."

In 2017, Arun became the coach of the Hyderabad team and immediately demanded Siraj. After a lot of pressure, the selectors also included Siraj in the team.

Siraj took 41 wickets and was the highest wicket-taker for Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy.

Siraj got a chance to make his T20 international debut only a few days later. After being expensive in the beginning, Siraj is now India's main bowler in all three formats.