Mohammed Siraj makes a big decision after getting dropped from ICC Champions Trophy 2025 squad
Mohammed Siraj has been dropped from the ODI team and will not play in the series against England and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. According to Times of India, Siraj will play Hyderabad’s last Ranji Trophy match against Vidarbha. He will be skipping the upcoming fixture against Himachal Pradesh on January 23 due to workload management but has made himself available for the last fixture of the season.
“He will not play the first game due to workload issues but is likely to turn up for the last game against Vidarbha,” An HCA official told TOI.
The Indian selectors preferred Arshdeep Singh over Siraj for the upcoming two ODI assignments at home and in Dubai, respectively. Rohit said that Siraj lost his effectiveness with the old ball, and the team was looking for a bowler who could bowl with the new ball in the middle overs and the last phase of the game.
“Siraj’s loses his impact when he is not given the new ball. It is unfortuante that he hasn’t been included in the team, but we had no option but to look for guys who give us variety. We have bowlers who can bowl with the new ball, bowl in the middle, and bowl in the death overs. With these three bowlers (Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh), we can do that,” Rohit said.
Siraj played in all the five Tests against Australia and picked up 20 wickets.
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