A quality Test match never falls short of drama and can serve as ultimate entertainment. When it comes to amusing the fans, Mohammed Siraj is a name that have been a huge success with his latest rock-solid defense as a No. 11, winning hearts during the eve of the Boxing Day Test’s third day.
Australia carried on with the momentum they received during the last half an hour of second day as they drew quick wickets of Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja in the morning session of the moving day. However, a massive 127-run eighth-wicket partnership between Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy helped India stabilise the stage. However, the Tamil Nadu all-rounder fell in a bizarre way halfway through the third session, followed by Jasprit Bumrah giving away his wicket to Pat Cummins when Nitish was nearing his maiden Test hundred. With a single wicket in hand Siraj came out as the savour and helped Nitish get to his much-deserved milestone in the 115th over.
After drawing the outside edge of Bumrah on the third ball of the 115th over, Siraj had the task cut out to survive three deliveries as Nitish was unbridled on 99. The tailender narrowly escaped a similar delivery from Cummins on the next delivery before ducking underneath a bouncer. With one ball to survive, Siraj prodded forward and stonewalled an angling-in length delivery from the Aussie skipper on the last ball of the over. The fact that the pacer posed the defence after playing inside the line, the Twitterverse erupted in awe and labelled him ‘Viv Siraj Richards’.
— DJ Sinha (@sdj374531) December 28, 2024
DSP saab diligently doing his duty pic.twitter.com/Nwm5MRQwgb
— Saahil Sharma (@faahil) December 28, 2024
Mohd. Siraj defends and Nitish Kumar Reddy will be on strike
Indians: pic.twitter.com/OXtNzQYEZ8— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) December 28, 2024
Unreal aura
Legend
Viv Richards: “I was watching Mohammed Siraj bat, I called out my wife and asked her does he remind you of someone. She told yes he exactly bats like you.” pic.twitter.com/qAKv1nCzn3
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) December 28, 2024
Nitish Vizag local Boy
Proud of AP , India very emotional Moment after decade Andhra boy hitting century
Thanku Siraj Bhayya , for that 3 ball defense #nitishreddy #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/s29WTaWBzc— Political 🏴 అభిమాని 🏴 (@lady_biggboss) December 28, 2024
Hold the pose
LOL
So Cummins really thought he can get Sir Vivian DSP Siraj Rhodes’s defence when his partner is on 99* ? pic.twitter.com/XsUmocVfKK
— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) December 28, 2024
No way Siraj played more balls than Rohit Sharma in this Innings 🌚 pic.twitter.com/qQX0UIdZIM
— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) December 28, 2024
Pure
