Cheteshwar Pujara ‘s tenure in the Indian cricket team from 2010 to 2023 saw the rise of India as a formidable fast-bowling unit. Does Mohammed Siraj make your top 20 Indian Test fast bowlers?
“Yes, he is definitely there,” he replied. Zaheer Khan was already there, and then came the likes of Jasprit Bumrah , Bhuvneshwar Kumar , Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma , Mohammed Siraj , and Umesh Yadav . So, Pujara is a good candidate to judge the top Test fast bowlers of India. In a video by Cricinfo , he was asked about Mohammed Siraj.
Cheteshwar Pujara’s tenure in the Indian cricket team from 2010 to 2023 saw the rise of India as a formidable fast-bowling unit.
He is definitely there in the top 10. Dinusha posted 103 in the first innings, batting mostly with the tailenders, but it wasn’t enough for Sri Lanka to avoid the follow-on. He also had innings of 100 and 84 in the first Test match in Galle, where India won by 165 runs. India batted first after winning the toss and scored a massive 503/9 declared, then bowled Sri Lanka out for 290. On Day 4, Sri Lanka reached 229/6 to lead by only 16 runs when rain brought an early close to play.
Because of his performances overseas as well as in India, and also the amount of effort he puts in for the team, when he was asked if Siraj is in the top 10, Pujara replied: “Yes, I would say so.
I will start with Kapil Dev , Zaheer Khan, Javagal Srinath , Jasprit Bumrah and Ishant Sharma,” Pujara said. Does he make your top five? “Maybe not. I am going to tell my top five. Pasindu Sooriyabandara and Kamindu Mendis scored half-centuries.
India had put itself in a potentially winning position by stumps on Wednesday after restricting Sri Lanka in its second innings after enforcing the follow-on.
