The fiery Indian fast bowler, Mohammed Siraj on Tuesday took to Instagram to pay a heartfelt and emotional tribute to Virat Kohli, the captain. He posted a few pictures of him with Kohli, couple of pictures in the whites and 2 in Royal Challengers Bangalore colors, and stated that Kohli will always be his captain
Captioning the pictures, Mohammed Siraj wrote: “To my superhero, I cannot be thankful enough for the support and the encouragement that I got from you. You have always been my great brother. Thank you for trusting me and believing in me for all these years. For seeing the great at my worst. You will always be my captain King Kohli.”
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It is a well-known fact that Mohammed Siraj not only loves Kohli but also respects him to a great deal as it was the former India skipper who kept on giving opportunities to the pacer in both the Indian Test team and with RCB in the IPL. Moreover, Siraj made his T20I and ODI debut under Kohli.
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And Mohammed Siraj hasn’t let him down either. The Hyderabad-born-pacer played 8 Tests under Kohli, bagging 23 wickets at an average of 27.04. Meanwhile, premier seamer, Jasprit Bumrah on Monday revealed how Kohli revealed the news.
Ahead of the ODI series in South Africa, Jasprit Bumrah had said, “Virat Kohli told us about leaving his Test captaincy in a team meeting. It’s his decision. He knows his body. He knows his frame of mind. We respect that. It’s been a pleasure to play under his captaincy. I made my debut under him”
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He further added, “He brought in energy. He brought in the fitness culture. He was driven. Everybody moved in one direction under his leadership. He has been immense and he will still be immense with his inputs.”
