Moments after Mohammed Siraj completed his sixth over throughout the Asia Cup remaining, captain Rohit Sharma walked as much as him on the bowler’s solution to third-man, had a chat with him and he persevered with Siraj for one more over.
However after the following over, regardless of an on-song Siraj prone to choose a seven-wicket haul – a uncommon achievement in ODIs – he was taken off the assault earlier than Sri Lanka was bowled out for 50 on the R. Premadasa Stadium.
“He bowled seven overs in that spell, and 7 overs is lots. So, I acquired a message from the coach that we’ve to cease him now,” Rohit mentioned after lifting India’s eighth Asia Cup trophy.
“He (Siraj) was fairly determined to bowl. That’s the nature of any batter or bowler, they need to pounce once they see any alternative. That’s the place my job is available in. I guarantee that everybody stays a bit of calm and also you don’t over-exert your self.”
Rohit narrated the same incident towards the identical opposition in Thiruvananthapuram earlier this 12 months when he needed to cease Siraj’s quest for a five-wicket haul.
“I keep in mind, Siraj was in the same state of affairs towards SL in Trivandrum, and he bowled some eight-nine overs on the trot. He was on 4 wickets then. So I feel seven overs had been sufficient,” Rohit mentioned.
On a dry pitch with the rain not too far round, Siraj bamboozled the Sri Lanka batters together with his expertise. Rohit was thrilled with Siraj’s efficiency.
“It was very pleasing to look at from the slips. Siraj acquired the ball to maneuver greater than the opposite two. It relies upon, you recognize, day-after-day, everybody can’t be a hero. That’s how the game is so good as a result of a distinct hero reveals up every day,” Rohit mentioned. “We had been using behind him (Siraj) when he was bowling that spell. All of us complimented him.”