Mohammed Siraj
Indian cricketer (born 1993)
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- Mohammed Siraj (born 13 March 1994) is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast bowler for the India national team.
- He was a part of the squad which won the 2023 Asia Cup and was the Player of the Match in the final.
- He is also an honorary Deputy Superintendent of Police in Hyderabad.
- His father, Mirza Mohammed Ghaus, was an auto rickshaw driver, and his mother, Shabana Begum, is a housewife.
- Siraj started playing club cricket at the age of 19 after first starting bowling aged 16, with a tennis ball.
Mohammed Siraj (born 13 March 1994) is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast bowler for the India national team. He plays for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League and Hyderabad in domestic cricket. He was a part of the squad which won the 2023 Asia Cup and was the Player of the Match in the final. Siraj was also a member of the team that won the 2024 T20 World Cup. He is also an honorary Deputy Superintendent of Police in Hyderabad.
Early life
Siraj was born on 13 March 1994 in Secunderabad, Telangana to a Hyderabadi Muslim family. His father, Mirza Mohammed Ghaus, was an auto rickshaw driver, and his mother, Shabana Begum, is a housewife. His elder brother, Mohammed Ismail, is an engineer. Siraj started playing club cricket at the age of 19 after first starting bowling aged 16, with a tennis ball. In his first match, he took 9 wickets for his uncle's team in the Hyderabad Cricket Association.
Domestic career
Siraj made his first-class debut on 15 November 2015 under the coaching of Karthik Udupa playing for Hyderabad in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy tournament. He made his Twenty20 debut on 2 January 2016 in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy tournament. During the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy tournament, he was the highest wicket-taker for Hyderabad with 41 wickets at an average of 18.92.
In February 2018, he was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 23 dismissals in seven matches. In October 2018, he was named in India A's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy. In October 2019, he was named in India B's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.
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