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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has performed poorly in the 17th season of IPL. Under the leadership of Faf du Plessis, this team has lost five out of six matches so far. In the current season, RCB's only win was against Punjab Kings.
Apart from Virat Kohli, the performance of other players in the batting unit has been average. RCB's bowling unit has been a complete flop. The most important part of RCB's bowling unit is fast bowler Mohammed Siraj.
Mohammad Siraj
Right-arm fast bowler Mohammad Siraj has taken only 4 wickets in 6 matches so far in IPL 2024. Meanwhile, his economy rate has been 10.40 and average 57.24. In the last season of IPL, Siraj took 10 wickets in power-play at an economy rate of 5.9 but in IPL 2024 his power-play economy rate is 12.3. Siraj has 10 sixes in his name in the powerplay this season. This is the same Siraj who is known for taking wickets with the new ball in all three formats of cricket. His bowling is not performing well in the current IPL season.
Siraj needs rest!
30 year old Mohammad Siraj looks tired during the IPL match. The reason behind this is playing cricket continuously. Siraj has been playing continuously for the last 12 months but his performance has been affected. Siraj has been a champion bowler and has performed well for RCB as well. Now it seems that Siraj needs not only mental but also physical rest because he is playing a lot of cricket.
Before the IPL, Mohammad Siraj was a part of Team India in the five-match Test series against England, where he played four matches. Before the England series, he was part of the Indian team on the South Africa tour. Earlier, Siraj had represented the Indian team in the ODI World Cup and Asia Cup.
Siraj's performance increased the tension of Team India
In view of the upcoming T20 World Cup, Siraj's form has become a matter of concern for the Indian team management. Star fast bowlers like Mohammed Shami and Prasidh Krishna are injured. Meanwhile, there is every possibility that Siraj will be a part of the Indian team in the T20 World Cup. Apart from Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh are also likely to be in the fast bowling unit. The T20 World Cup is to be played in West Indies and America from June 2 to June 29. The meeting of Indian selectors for the T20 World Cup may be held on 30th April or the first day of May.
International record of Mohammad Siraj
Mohammad Siraj has played 27 Tests, 41 ODIs and 10 T20 matches for India so far. Siraj has taken 74 wickets in Test matches at an average of 29.68. Meanwhile, his best performance in the innings was 6 wickets for 15 runs. Siraj has 68 wickets in ODIs at an average of 22.79. Siraj's best performance in ODI is 21 runs and 6 wickets. Siraj has taken a total of 12 wickets in T20 International. Siraj has taken 85 wickets for RCB in IPL.