Mohammed Siraj Wife, Height, Age, IPL, Teams, Bowling Stats, IPL
Published on: Jun 22, 2018 5:38 pm IST|Updated on: Oct 3, 2023 12:49 pm IST
Indian cricketer Mohammed Siraj is one more prodigy of raw talents from Hyderabad a city which has produced some impeccable batting talents like Mohammad Azharuddin and VVS Laxman.
He made his first-class debut for Hyderabad in the 2015-2016 Ranji Trophy and having played 15 games he has scalped 57 wickets with his best figures being 5 for 52. His fortunes changed when he was picked in the IPL 2017 edition by the Sunrisers Htderabad for a whopping amount of 2.6 Crores and he produced some great bowling spells for his side. Later that year, he got his national cap in the second T20 International against the visiting New Zealand side at the expense of Ashish Nehra who retired after the first T20I of the series.
Family
Mohammed Siraj Father:
Mohammed Ghouse (Auto-rickshaw driver)
Mother:
Shabana Begum (used to work as a housemaid)
Sister:
NA
Brother:
Mohammed Ismail (Elder) (Software Engineer)
Coach/Mentor:
Bharat Arun
Religion:
Islam
Address:
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Cricket Career
International Debut:
Test:
NA
ODI:
NA
T20:
4 Nov 2017 vs New Zealand at Rajkot
Jersey Number:
13
Domestic/State Team:
India, Hyderabad Ranji, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore
Nature on field:
Enthusiastic
IPL Team
Royal Challengers Bangalore (IPL 2023)
Favourite Ball:
Yorker
Career Turning Point
At the 2015-2016 Ranji Trophy Season, playing for Hyderabad, Siraj took 41 wickets in 9 games which made him a hot entity for the Indian cricket team
His 2015-2016 Ranji performance which helped him to grab an IPL contract for Sunrisers Hyderabad
His Father used to drive auto-rickshaw in Hyderabad.
He used to be a batsman at the initial stage of his career, later he turned his focus to fast bowling.
His elder brother forced him into cricket.
In the 2015-2016 Ranji season, he scalped 41 wickets in just 9 games which made him earn an IPL contract for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
He initially joined the Charminar Cricket Club in Hyderabad.
Mohammed Siraj earned a sum of INR 10 Lakhs for representing Hyderabad in two consecutive Ranji season (2015-2016). With this amount, he wishes to buy a new home for his family.
Playing tennis ball cricket helped him develop his ability to bowl the yorker.
He finally bought a house for himself after getting big money at the IPL auctions in 2018.
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