Mohammed Siraj reclaimed his bushed aft dismissing Marnus Labuschagne successful the archetypal innings of the Perth Test. (AP)
Recalling his fiery contention with Marnus Labuschagne, India seamer Mohammed Siraj has said the Australia No. 3 is not arsenic assured a batter arsenic helium whitethorn look to beryllium astatine the crease.
The 30-year-old Hyderabad pacer whitethorn person immoderate grounds to backmost his assertion aft Labuschagne’s torrid conflict successful the archetypal innings of past week’s Perth Test had him people astatine a sluggish complaint nary Aussie batter has ever played with before.
After India were bowled retired for 150 successful the archetypal innings, the visitors bounced backmost with skipper and gait spearhead Jasprit Bumrah’s five-wicket haul denting the Australians. Labuschagne enactment connected a stoic rearguard arsenic helium faced the Bumrah barrage earlier helium was trapped leg-before for 2 disconnected his 52nd delivery. His staggering 3.84 strike-rate made it the slowest sound ever by an Australia top-order batter successful Test past (min. 50 balls faced).
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The wicket helped Siraj reclaim his bushed aft a mediocre location bid precocious against New Zealand. Siraj went onto instrumentality 4 much wickets successful the lucifer arsenic India etched a spectacular comeback triumph by 295 runs – their biggest triumph borderline Down Under.
Reflecting connected his duels with Labuschagne, Siraj said the Australian batter was lone trying to enactment connected a assurance look portion helium was nether pressure.
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“I loved bowling to Marnus, enjoyed the conflict due to the fact that helium plays nether a batch of pressure. He tries to permission a batch of deliveries alternatively than trying to play astatine them. He defends and tries to amusement that helium is confident. That is not truly confidence. And my assurance is ever precocious (laughs),” Siraj light-heartedly told broadcaster Jatin Sapru successful the beingness of erstwhile India manager Ravi Shastri and Pakistan fable Wasim Akram.
In 12 Test innings, Siraj has dismissed Labuschagne thrice, averaging 41.66 per dismissal.