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‘I just ran towards Virat and hugged him’: Siraj recalls ‘best surprise of life’

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‘I just ran towards Virat and hugged him’: Siraj recalls ‘best surprise of life’

Virat Kohli deserves credit for changing the game of Indian fast bowling. As well as playing a small role in shaping mature bowlers, Kohli also debuted young pacesetters like Mohammed Siraj. The young pacesetter has played a few T20Is but his impressive performances in the IPL paved the way for his India debut in the MCG Test at the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020. The rest, as they say, is history. Siraj has been one of the biggest assets of Indian cricket in 2021.

Siraj has a lot of respect for Kohli, and rightly so. The 27-year-old pacesetter is recounting an incident at Virat Kohli during the 2018 IPL when a gesture from the former RCB captain brought him to the ground. “I invited everyone from RCB to my house for dinner. I went straight home from the hotel. When I called him (Virat) he said: ‘My back is stiff, miyan, I can’t come. “I told him to rest. What more can I say,” Siraj said on the RCB podcast.

“But when everyone came, I saw him get out of the car. Everyone was there, PP (Parthiv Patel) Bhai, Chahal Bhai. I just ran up to Bhaiya (Virat) and hugged him. This is me Best surprise of my life. Because Bhaiya (Virat) said he would not come. Virat Kohli coming to Toli Chowki is new.”

Photos of Kohli and other RCB teammates enjoying Biryani at Siraj’s home in Hyderabad went viral. Siraj posted the photo on his Instagram handle with the caption: “My family and I are honored to welcome you all. Thank you for taking the time to have dinner with us. It really means a lot .”

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Siraj is one of three players RCB has retained for Rs 8 crore ahead of the 2022 IPL season.

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Gambhir acknowledges that his “sole regret in seven years of captaincy” is Suryakumar Yadav: “KKR failed to recognise his potential.”

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Gambhir acknowledges that his “sole regret in seven years of captaincy” is Suryakumar Yadav: “KKR failed to recognise his potential.”

Throughout his incredible career with the Mumbai Indians since 2018, Suryakumar Yadav has become a household name. He has established himself as a vital member of the batting lineup and is seen as the team’s future leader. He was able to establish himself in the Indian white-ball team and get to the top of the IC batting rankings in the format because to his valiant efforts at MI. But before he was let away, Suryakumar was a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders lineup from 2014 to 2017. When former captain Gautam Gambhir reflects on the two IPL titles won by KKR during that time, he named the star player from India his greatest regret.

KKR featured Suryakumar Yadav from 2014 to 2017.

In 2012, Suryakumar began his IPL career with the Mumbai Indians, appearing in just one match before being cut loose the following year. He was signed by KKR in 2014, and he won the championship in his first campaign there. The right-handed batter scored 608 runs in 54 games during his four-year tenure with the team, although the majority of those runs were scored as a lower middle order hitter.

In an interview with Sportskeeda on Monday, Gambhir said that his biggest regret as KKR captain is that he failed to recognise Suryakumar’s ability or his ideal batting position in the lineup.

Finding and showcasing the greatest potential is the responsibility of a leader. If there’s one thing I regret from my seven years as captain, it’s that neither I nor the squad were able to fully utilise Suryakumar Yadav. And combinations were the key to the cause. At No. 3, you may only play one person. As a leader, you also need to consider the other ten players in the starting lineup. Although he was just as excellent at No. 7, he would have been far more effective at No. 3, he said.

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Gambhir went on to praise Suruyakumar for being a team player, citing the reason behind his appointment as the team’s vice-captain in 2015.

He was a team player as well. A good player may be anyone, but becoming a team player takes skill. Playing him at No. 6 or 7 or benching him, he was constantly grinning and eager to contribute to the squad. He went on, “That’s why we named him vice captain.”

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