ODI World Cup 2023: Communication is essential for Siraj and India’s quick bowling marketing campaign

Over the previous couple of weeks, there are talks doing the rounds that the present quick bowling division has been India’s finest. 

With Mohammed Shami claiming his second fifer in three video games; Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj displaying their prime recreation, India has been a drive to reckon with on this version of the World Cup.

However, Siraj, who claimed three wickets in opposition to Sri Lanka on Thursday and paved the way in which for the crew’s entry into the semifinal, doesn’t need to get carried away by such talks. In reality, he isn’t in favour of adjusting mixtures each second recreation.

“When we are doing well everyone keeps saying that the combination is good but when the performances go down there are talks that this bowler should be dropped or that one,” he stated on the blended media zone.

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“With just one bad game, everyone talks about changes in combination and dropping the players. We are keeping all the negatives outside and taking all the positives along the way with us…”

So far within the event, the quick bowling division has performed a serious position in India’s marketing campaign and Siraj believes that correct communication has been the important thing. “As you can see our fast bowling unit is very good, if I am not getting wickets Shami  bhai is stepping in and taking them or Jassi  bhai (Bumrah) is. It is going very well (at the moment) for us fast bowlers, we speak about what better line and length to bowl on at a wicket,” Siraj stated.

“We are passing on these messages to each other which is very important. For fast bowlers, it is very important to bowl in a consistent area. In the 50-overs format, when you take a wicket or two in the powerplay, the opposition team gets pushed on the back-foot. It is very important to take wickets early and that is happening, so we want to continue with this momentum,” he added.

Being the chief of the pack, Bumrah has taken it upon himself to go on his inputs on what lengths to bowl on a selected observe.

“When Jassi  bhai bowls, he gets an idea about what line and length is better on a wicket. He relays the same message to us and I also speak with KL (Rahul) bhai because from his position, he can see how much the ball is swinging or how much movement is off the seam,” Siraj stated.

“I get alerted on getting these messages; say the ball is not swinging, but I still try to find some swing but if there is nothing, then I switch to generating seam movement. It is very good for us as fast bowlers to get such messages and also for the team,” he stated, when requested about what kind of messages are exchanged between the bowlers throughout a recreation.

After placing up a mammoth complete, India handed a 302-run defeat to Sri Lanka and Siraj claimed three early wickets to place the opponent on the mat. And, greater than the wickets, Siraj – who has claimed 9 wickets from seven video games – was pleased to regain his rhythm. “Taking wickets is important and there is no doubt about that. But my rhythm was not consistent for the last 2-3 matches, sometimes I was in rhythm and sometimes I was not,” Siraj stated.

“I am not judging myself with (the number of) wickets (taken). The fact that I was able to land the ball consistently (in good areas) and the swing which I got, that you saw, I am very happy about it and I want to carry this momentum forward…”