India pacer Mohammed Siraj said he was waiting for his standout performance for over a year after bagging a six-wicket haul in the second Test against England at Edgbaston on Friday.
Siraj’s 6-70 helped India bounce back into the game after a massive 303-run partnership between Harry Brook (158) and Jamie Smith (184 not out) put the host in a strong position. Impressive knocks from the duo pushed England to 407 from 84-5.
“This feeling is unbelievable. I’d been waiting for a moment like this for over a year. I always bowled well but wickets didn’t come. Today, the morning session felt good but still no breakthrough — so these six wickets are really special,” Siraj said on JioHotsar.
After Akash Deep castled Brook’s off-stump, Siraj chipped in to remove England’s tail with wickets of Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue and Shoaib Bashir.
Siraj provided the first breakthrough on the third day with the dismissal of Joe Root (22), followed by a scalp of captain Ben Stokes on the very next ball to put the host on the backfoot. On Day 2, Siraj removed opener Zak Crawley for 19.
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