Md Siraj appreciation thread.

[The Hound]

3 hours ago, Stan AF said:

 

Towards the end he said it was his plan to sledge Labuschagne because he was too defensive in his approach. 

Edited November 26 by The Hound

[CoverDrive]

Shows value of experience. He is not at his best but contributes with his effort and consistency. Plays his part like what Ishant used to do. Also shows value of pace and being brisk. He is not the quickest but quick enough to beat people with movement on helpful pitches 

[Lord]

5 hours ago, Rightarmfast said:

Mujhe to wahi baat special lagti hai isme. Thoda hyper rahe, lekin perform karta rahe

 

fir performance nahi hota. Idhar udhar nikal jata hai. Focus rehna chahiye

[Rightarmfast]

Lekin mañana parega ICF ke logon ko. Ek din Siraj ko mc bc karte hain, fir ek din pooraa thread hi bana dete hain tarif ki pool me!!!

Sharam karo

[R!TTER]

He needs to be consistent first, aur ICF ko manane se kya hoga TM waise hi pura daw laga chuka hai is "lambi race ke ghode" pe 

[putrevus]

Siraj needs be consistent. 32 tests and only 85 wickets.Just not good enough.

[maniac]

5 hours ago, Rightarmfast said:

Lekin mañana parega ICF ke logon ko. Ek din Siraj ko mc bc karte hain, fir ek din pooraa thread hi bana dete hain tarif ki pool me!!!

Sharam karo

May be 25% Hyd bias but I have been fan of him from day 1 even when he had a disastrous start. Always said he will rock it in red ball cricket. Only thing I am disappointed with him is I thought he will run through sides on Indian pitches like Shami and Yadav but he has been more impressive in overseas conditons.

 
However his attitude has won me over. I have pointed out many times before, some of the dives he puts in the outfield show extreme commitment and are risky but people look at drop catches etc and laughed at him and called a poor fielder when is not.His bowling can improve still but amazing to watch when he gets it right. Can run through line ups.

Edited November 26 by maniac

[Rightarmfast]

Just now, maniac said:

May be 25% Hyd bias but I have been fan of him from day 1 even when he had a disastrous start. Always said he will rock it in red ball cricket. Only thing I am disappointed with him is I thought he will run through sides on Indian pitches like Shami and Yadav but he has been more impressive in overseas conditons.

 
However his attitude has won me over. I have pointed out many times before, some of the dives he puts in the outfield so extreme commitment and are risky but people look at drop catches etc. His bowling can improve still but amazing to watch when he gets it right. Can run through line ups.

tujhe point out nahi kar raha thaa bhai. In general bol raha tha 

[Lord]

[vvvslaxman]

When you watch his interviews you want to root for this guy. Hope he develops other skills to survive on docile tracks. Umesh, Shami  like ability he needs to acquire.

[maniac]

Have a feeling, he will run riot under lights in pink ball. He is usually one of those  kind of bowler who in rhythm runs through line ups kind of like Sreeshanth, Ishant etc. 

[deathmonger]

Just now, maniac said:

Have a feeling, he will run riot under lights in pink ball. He is usually one of those  kind of bowler who in rhythm runs through line ups kind of like Sreeshanth, Ishant etc. 

Yeah he is a bit like Broad that way

[deathmonger]

Reverse Umesh Yadav.

 

Doesn't have the attributes to do well on flatter pitches in India (pace, reverse).

 

Should not play in India much.

[Ultimate_Game]

On 11/26/2024 at 12:05 PM, Lord said:

 

Nautanki saala! Pata nahin kisko paise diye yeh likhne ke liye.

[Lord]

8 hours ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

Nautanki saala! Pata nahin kisko paise diye yeh likhne ke liye.

chatgpt

[Ultimate_Game]

6 hours ago, Lord said:

chatgpt

 

I doubt Siraj is aware of it. Most likely the person whom Siraj outsourced the job to used ChatGPT 

[R!TTER]

Probably a bunch of dumb*s from chitchat with their "AI" this and that 

[StraightDrive26]

On 11/28/2024 at 7:16 AM, maniac said:

Have a feeling, he will run riot under lights in pink ball. He is usually one of those  kind of bowler who in rhythm runs through line ups kind of like Sreeshanth, Ishant etc. 

Siraj would do well to replicate Ishant. Ishant towards the end of his career was brilliant. In his last 26 Tests Ishant picked 85 wickets at 21 with a SR of 46. If Siraj has anything close to that in his next 20+ Tests he would serve India well. Ishant was very consistent bowler in latter half and did not under perform in any country. Look at the break up:

 

Ishant Average in countries during that period:

 

Australia - 23.8

England - 26

India - 21 (Considering the type of pitches India had during that time, this was impressive)

NZ - 15

SA - 18.7

WI - 12.3

 

This shows he was one of the top bowlers in the world over those 3 years. Ishant did not get to play long enough in that peak which could have gotten his average down. The difference between Ishant and Siraj is that the former hardly leaked runs even when he wasn't picking wickets. Ishant is tall with high action and got lot of bounce which meant batters couldn't line him up in Tests. Siraj bowls fuller lengths and if he misses even by a bit he could go for runs on pitches where there is no swing. Sreesanth is a better comparison. The above record shows that Ishant did very well in all countries and was very economical as well. His record in India being the standout. Siraj struggles in India because he does not get swing and except for his cross seam in dipper he does not have many variations on such wickets. He needs to develop his bowling but again for now he is good for overseas Tests and for India we can have Harshit or Akashdeep. In India Siraj's average is 37 with an economy rate of 3.5, that is not good enough. 

[rkt.india]

On 11/27/2024 at 12:25 AM, vvvslaxman said:

When you watch his interviews you want to root for this guy. Hope he develops other skills to survive on docile tracks. Umesh, Shami  like ability he needs to acquire.

They were quicker. He is losing pace.

[putrevus]

I cannot imagine how  Dravid and Rohit  dropped Shami for this guy in last World Cup.

 

On his good day he is support bowler and other days he is just waste of a spot.