Former Australian spinner Brad Hogg was impressed by India pacer Mohammed Siraj’s composure in India’s thrilling six-run win over England at the Oval, London, in the fifth Test. He also opined that the pacer has improved a lot when it came to controlling his emotions in crunch situations as well.
Speaking in his latest YouTube video, the cricketer-turned-expert said: “He (Mohammed Siraj) controls his emotions under pressure. He has really improved there. There is only one thing with Siraj that I’d like to see him improve is when his teammates don’t quite get the job done or make a mistake, just control your emotions there. He is a true leader, but just those emotions. It just shows how good Siraj is and how much he has grown over the years. I was a little bit worried about Siraj at the start of the tournament. But when he came to Australia a couple of years ago, and you had all the injuries, he led the attack there, and he led the attack here as well.”
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Brad Hogg also suggested that India overcomplicated veteran speedster Jasprit Bumrah’s workload management. He, however, played in just three games of the series. Hogg also stated that India didn’t need to worry about Bumrah’s absence as they have a strong bench strength as well.
“I think they overemphasize Bumrah now. And they did that, ‘We can’t bowl him in any more than three Test matches watching his workload.’ They overcomplicated things there because they have got good depth in their bowling attack. Arshdeep Singh didn’t play a game over there, and I thought he would have done a little bit of damage as well,” he shared.
“What I was impressed with Krishna today, especially under pressure, he never showed any anxiety after Overton hit him for a couple of boundaries early on. Then Siraj got the wicket of Smith, and Krishna still kept that composure, just the way that he walked back to his mark, knowing that he is under pressure, he was taking deep breaths. I was really enjoying the growth of him today,” Brad Hogg concluded.
