Australia’s booing crowd should know Mohammed Siraj’s back story | Cricket News
In the second Test at Adelaide, Mohammed Siraj got his first wicket after 21 frustrating overs. Though, he would finish the inning with figures of 4/98 in 24.4 overs. During his barren period of play, Siraj had pace, rhythm and plan, but no wickets. He would square up the batsmen, beat them with pace and fox them with bounce but the ball, as if to tease the bowler, kept missing the edges and the stumps. Siraj would look exasperated, he would wipe the sweat on his face with his untucked shirt. There has always been something charmingly amateurish about Siraj. Such annoyingly hair-pulling days are part of every bowlers’ journey but only those with the right stuff pull through. These are the moments this quirky game of fine margins decides to ask an important question to a bowler: You have the skills, but do you have heart? In a match he didn’t get a five-for nor proved to be a match-winner, Siraj showed he did have heart. Pacers love attention and the rising cheer from …