Mohammed Siraj

India

Personal Information
Born
Mar 13, 1994 (30 years)
Birth Place
Hyderabad
Height
--
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm fast-medium
ICC Rankings
 
Test
ODI
T20
Batting
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--
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Bowling
25
9
48
Career Information
Teams
Hyderabad, Rest of India, India A, Sunrisers Hyderabad, India Green, India, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, India B, Indians, Warwickshire
An unknown quantity before the 2016-17 season, Mohammed Siraj, made a name for himself as he guided Hyderabad to a quarter-final finish in the Ranji Trophy, taking 41 wickets from nine match...
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Batting Career Summary
M Inn NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100 200 50 4s 6s
Test 29 37 16 104 16 4.95 270 38.52 0 0 0 11 2
ODI 44 17 10 55 9 7.86 129 42.64 0 0 0 3 0
T20I 16 5 3 14 7 7.0 16 87.5 0 0 0 1 0
IPL 93 25 15 109 14 10.9 119 91.6 0 0 0 10 4
Bowling Career Summary
M Inn B Runs Wkts BBI BBM Econ Avg SR 5W 10W
Test 29 54 4177 2335 78 6/15 8/126 3.35 29.94 53.55 3 0
ODI 44 43 1975 1708 71 6/21 6/21 5.19 24.06 27.82 1 0
T20I 16 16 348 452 14 4/17 4/17 7.79 32.29 24.86 0 0
IPL 93 93 1958 2822 93 4/21 4/21 8.65 30.34 21.05 0 0
Career Information
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An unknown quantity before the 2016-17 season, Mohammed Siraj, made a name for himself as he guided Hyderabad to a quarter-final finish in the Ranji Trophy, taking 41 wickets from nine matches and finishing as the third leading wicket-taker in the coveted tournament. A late bloomer as per Indian cricketing standards, Siraj took to serious cricket only in 2015.

That effort brought him immense recognition and a place in the Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise for the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Despite not being that tall, Siraj's ability to procure pace and bounce impressed Tom Moody, Coach, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and he played a starring role as the franchise reached the knock-out stage of the competition. Such was the demand for the right-arm fast bowler that he went from a nominal base price of Rupees 20 lakhs INR to a final winning bid of Rupees 2.6 crores INR. Despite playing just six matches, he ended up with 10 wickets, although he was a touch expensive.

The speedster missed out on the Ranji season in 2017-18 and played only one game but he was back for the Vijay Hazare trophy and starred with the ball for Hyderabad. He picked up 23 wickets in 7 games which included 3 5-wicket hauls. The 'Hyderabad Express' also nipped out 10 wickets from 5 games in the Syed Mushtaq Ali tourney.

IPL through the years

The right-arm quick caught the eyeballs during the 2017 IPL auctions when Sunrisers Hyderabad bought him for INR 2.6 crore from a base price of 20 lakh. He didn't feature much as he got only six games, but he impressed by picking up 10 wickets. However, his erratic bowling nature worked against him as he was let go the next season.

Royal Challengers Bangalore trying to form a new team identified Siraj's talent and went after him in the 2018 auctions. They beat four other franchises to land Siraj at Bangalore for INR 2.6 crore. He did not start the first few games but once picked he became Kohli's go-to death bowler and ended the season with 11 scalps and thus ensured he was retained for the following edition.

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