On his return to India on Thursday, the 26-year-old fast bowler Mohammed Siraj went to his father's grave first thing after landing in Hyderabad, his home town.
India head coach Ravi Shastri on Friday heaped praise on fast bowler Mohammed Siraj who played a crucial role in the team's remarkable win over Australia in the Border-Gavaskar series.
"Find of the tour for shoring up the bowling attack the way he did - Mohd Siraj. He fought through personal loss, racial remarks and channelised them to find home in the team huddle," Shastri said in a tweet.
Find of the tour for shoring up the bowling attack the way he did - Mohd Siraj. He fought through personal loss, racial remarks and channelised them to find home in the team huddle ???????? pic.twitter.com/qkzpXgqQiX
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) January 22, 2021
Siraj picked 13 wickets in the three Tests he played, the first of which was his debut, through the course of the series which India won 2-1. During the tour, Siraj lost his father and even faced racial abuse from a section of a crowd during the third Test in Sydney.
On his return to India on Thursday, the 26-year-old fast bowler Mohammed Siraj went to his father's grave first thing after landing in Hyderabad, his home town.
"Whenever I performed I missed my father. In fact, I was thinking of calling him after every good performance but later realised that he was no more. I miss him a lot. May Allah grant him place in paradise," Siraj said.
Sweet homecoming: spending time with niece at home, strolling in balcony #IndiaHero #MohdSiraj, who returned to #Hyderabad & to family after five months: a lot happened in between, he lost his dear father who was his biggest support always & became India's pride @ndtv @ndtvindia pic.twitter.com/gVM3gvKwAf
— Uma Sudhir (@umasudhir) January 21, 2021
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