Mohammed Siraj (; born 13 March 1994) is an Indian international

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er who plays as a right-arm

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for the

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. He plays for

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in the

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and

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in domestic cricket. He was a part of the squad which won the

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and was the Player of the Match in the final. Siraj was also a member of the team that won the

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Early life

Siraj was born on 13 March 1994 in

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to a

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family. His father, Mirza Mohammed Ghaus, was an

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driver, and his mother, Shabana Begum, is a

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. 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

in the

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tournament. He made his

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debut on 2 January 2016 in the

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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

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, with 23 dismissals in seven matches. In October 2018, he was named in India A's squad for the

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. In October 2019, he was named in India B's squad for the

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International career

In October 2017, he was named in India's

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(T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand. He made his T20I debut for India against New Zealand on 4 November 2017, taking the wicket of

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, finishing with figures of 1 wicket for 53 runs from four overs. In February 2018, he was named in India's

(T20I) squad for the 2018 Nidahas Trophy. In September 2018, he was named in India's

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squad for their series against the West Indies, but he did not play. In December 2018, he was named in India's

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(ODI) squad for their series against Australia. He made his ODI debut against

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at the

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on 15 January 2019. On 26 October 2020, Siraj was named in India's

squad for their series against Australia. After some deliberation to choose between

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and Siraj following an injury to

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, Siraj was chosen ahead of Saini, and he made his Test debut for India on 26 December 2020, against

. His first Test wicket was of

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. In January 2021, during the fourth Test of the series against Australia, Siraj took his first

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in Test cricket. In January 2023, Siraj played important role in the Ind vs NZ ODI series. He took 4 wickets in the first ODI which helped the team to win the match for 12 runs. On 21 January 2023, Siraj became the No. 1 ODI Bowler in ICC ODI Rankings for Bowlers. On 21 August 2023, Siraj was selected to play for

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and his name was included in the 15 Man squad announced by

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ahead of

. On 17 September 2023, in the Asia Cup final, Siraj became the joint fastest bowler to take a 6 wicket haul in ODIs equaling Chaminda Vaas's record of taking 5 wicket in 16 balls against Bangladesh in 2003 World Cup. He ended with a career best figure of 6/21 and also became the 1st Indian to take 4 wickets in an over. In May 2024, he was named in India’s squad for the

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tournament.

Franchise career

In February 2017, he was bought by the

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team for the

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(IPL) for 2.6

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s. In January 2018, he was bought by the

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in the 2018 IPL auction. On 21 October 2020, he became the first bowler in IPL history to bowl back to back maiden overs in a single match. In November 2024, he was bought by

in the 2025 IPL Mega Auction for 12.25 Crores.

Off the field

Siraj was made an honorary Deputy Superintendent of Police in Hyderabad on 11 October 2024.

References

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