Ravi Thakur - Wednesday, Aug 06, 2025Mohammad Siraj performed brilliantly in the 5 match Test series against England, he took 23 wickets. Due to his lethal bowling, England had to lose the 5th Test, due to which India managed to end the series 2-2. Now after a month India will play in the Asia Cup, which is going to start from 9 September. The big question is whether Siraj will play in the Asia Cup or not? After Gautam Gambhir became the head coach, he has played only 1 T20 series.
Asia Cup 2025 will be held in UAE. This tournament played in T20 format will run from 9 September to 28 September. There is suspense over Mohammad Siraj's playing. Siraj's place is considered to be confirmed in Tests and ODIs, but the path to T20 has not been easy for him.
Mohammad Siraj played his last international T20 match in July 2024. After this, Team India played T20 series against Bangladesh, South Africa and England, but Siraj did not get a chance.
Gautam Gambhir was appointed the head coach of the Indian team in July 2024, since then Siraj has played only one T20 series. Gambhir has laid more emphasis on playing young players. The head coach's strategy has been to prepare separate teams for all three formats (T20, Test and ODI), so it seems that Siraj's place is confirmed in ODIs and Tests, but not in T20. India has played the last 12 T20 matches without Siraj. So the question is, is Siraj not the first choice of head coach Gautam Gambhir for the T20 format?
Mohammed Siraj made his T20 international debut in 2017. Siraj has played only 16 matches in a career spanning 8 years. Siraj has 14 wickets in T20. He played his last match against Sri Lanka in July 2024. Mohammed Siraj played for Gujarat Titans in the IPL (2025) season. He took 16 wickets in 15 matches, his economy was 9.24.
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