Thiruvananthapuram: Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has said that due to the disappointment of not being able to do well in the Indian Premier League last year, he focused more on limited overs cricket, which is now paying off.
Siraj (Mohammed Siraj) took four wickets for 32 runs in 10 overs in the third and last ODI against Sri Lanka (India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Match), due to which the Sri Lankan team was dismissed for 73 runs in 22 overs and India won by 317 runs. Recorded victory.
In the last IPL season (IPL 2022), Siraj, who was retained in the team by Royal Challengers Bangalore, took just nine wickets in 15 matches. Siraj said that the change happened because he focused on line and length in white-ball cricket after his failure in the IPL.
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He said, “When the IPL season went bad, I started focusing on white-ball cricket. I worked hard on it and my confidence grew. I stopped worrying about my performance. Just focused on line and length.
He took nine wickets in three ODIs against Sri Lanka. He said that when natural inswing was not available, he started outswinging the ball. He said, “Inswing came naturally to me but when it stopped coming, I worked on outswing. It took time to take effect but it boosted my confidence. The more he bowled in the nets, the better he got. I also spoke to Dale Steyn in the IPL about it which helped a lot.” (agency)