Veteran India batter Cheteshwar Pujara opened up on star India pace bowler Mohammed Siraj amid the ongoing fifth Test against England at The Oval as well. He opined on the pacer’s current nature as compared to the past. However, Cheteshwar Pujara added that Siraj has matured and is more sensible now. He also added that his fearless approach and aggression have remained intact as well.

“He’s bit more matured and sensible now. He’s still fearless, aggressive on the field. His personality hasn’t changed much. What he has learned is the kind of line and length he has to bowl against a particular batter and he learns quickly,” the batter said on Sony Sports Network.

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“His incoming deliveries are very dangerous. I have faced someone like James Anderson and when he gets his away swingers going, the moment you move on the middle stump, he bowls that beautiful inswinger and you are trapped in front. And Siraj is able to do that. He doesn’t do much in the air. It happens after pitching. As a batter, once it happens after pitching, there is nothing much you can do about it,” he further added.

Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj has developed a key variation in Test cricket as well, which is bowling with the scrambled seam as well. Pujara also shared that Siraj can be more effective by using it with the new ball.

“I am a little surprised that he doesn’t use it when the ball is new (scrambled seam). When the ball is new, many Indian bowlers tend to swing the ball with the Dukes ball. If he can do the same thing with the new ball, he will be even more effective. Once the ball gets old, he knows his wicket-taking delivery,” Cheteshwar Pujara concluded.