Team India speedster Mohammed Siraj said that he was happy to bowl on a green top on Day 1 of the first Test against West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday, October 2 as well. He also shared that bowlers don’t get seaming tracks too often at home, so he was happy to bowl first in Ahmedabad as well.

However, the West Indies won the toss and opted to bat, but the move backfired as they were bundled out for 162 in 44.1 overs. In response, India went to stumps at 121-2 in 38 overs. Siraj was the star for India as he claimed 4-40 from 14 overs, while Jasprit Bumrah picked up 3-42 from 14 overs as well.

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Speaking at the end of the day’s play, Siraj said: “We got a very good start with the ball. You don’t expect to get green tops in India too often. We got one here, so I was very excited. We got a seaming track when he played New Zealand in Bengaluru last year. After that, we got one here. So, I was very excited and enjoyed it a lot. I enjoyed Brandon King’s wicket. I have planned it in my mind and the execution was exactly as I wanted. The earlier balls were hitting the pads, so I thought I’ll bowl a stump line. I did exactly that and felt really good.”

However, Siraj also added that adding the wobble seam delivery to his armoury has made him a much better bowler now. He also revealed that he practised bowling the particular delivery a lot and got the rewards for the same.

“In 2018, I had a natural in-swinger. When the in-swingers stopped, the out-swingers started automatically. Then I started practicing the wobble seam delivery and grew confident about it. Wobble seam has given me a lot of success in international cricket. I have realized this is an important weapon for me. When the out-swinger doesn’t work, I have the wobble seam delivery,” Mohammed Siraj concluded.