The rapid bowler is determined to change into the sixth India participant to feature in county cricket this season
Warwickshire will hope Mohammed Siraj can opt them of their bellow to handbook obvious of relegation • PA Photos/Getty Pictures
Mohammed Siraj is determined to play for Warwickshire over the the leisure of the 2022 County Championship season. He becomes the sixth India participant to be signed by a county group this season, after Cheteshwar Pujara (Sussex), Washington Sundar (Lancashire), Krunal Pandya (Warwickshire for Royal London Cup), Umesh Yadav (Middlesex) and Navdeep Saini (Kent).
Siraj is at account for fragment of the India squad that is in Zimbabwe for a 3-match ODI series, which began on Thursday in Harare. After the conclusion of the Zimbabwe tour on August 22, Siraj is anticipated to will be found Birmingham earlier than Warwickshire’s home game in opposition to Somerset, which begins on September 12.
Warwickshire are at account for third from backside on the Division One desk, with correct one maintain from their 11 video games to this level. After their match in opposition to Somerset, they are also attributable to play in opposition to Gloucestershire and Hampshire of their push to handbook obvious of relegation to Division Two. Siraj shall be available for all three suits.
The 28-year-former Siraj has established himself as a key member of India’s rapid-bowling group in Take a look at cricket since his debut on the 2020-21 tour of Australia, where he carried out the series as the ideal wicket-taker among the guests’ injury-hit bowling group. He has played 13 Take a look at suits to this level, taking 40 wickets at a median of 30.77. He will be a typical member of India’s ODI attack.
Siraj will hope that his county stint will attend him in his bellow to rediscover his most attention-grabbing crimson-ball kind, after a drop-off in his returns throughout his closing two Take a look at excursions. After taking correct three wickets in two Tests in South Africa at the flip of the year, at a median of 51.00, Siraj had a blended Take a look at match at Edgbaston – Warwickshire’s home floor – in July, picking up four first-innings wickets but conceding more than a run a ball all over two innings as England pulled off a tell poke.
“I’m able to’t wait to be a part of up with the Bears squad,” Siraj talked about. “I actually own continuously loved playing in England with India and I’m excited to expertise County Cricket.
“Edgbaston is [a] world-class stadium and the atmosphere it created this year for the Take a look at became special. I’m actually having a take a seat up for creating it my home in September and hopefully serving to the Bears cease the season well.
“I’d desire to lengthen my gratitude to each and every Warwickshire County Cricket Membership and BCCI for this opportunity.”
Paul Farbrace, Warwickshire’s director of cricket talked about: “Siraj is a shining addition to the squad and we can now no longer wait to welcome him to Warwickshire. He is one of many becoming rapid bowlers on this planet straight away and his info and expertise will attend carry an added dimension to our line-up.
“Or now no longer it’s been obvious that we wished to toughen our bowling attack for the well-known run-in duration and I’m excited to search what Siraj can develop in these three video games.”