What is the fastest bowl by Siraj today? Is Mohammed Siraj bowled 181 km/h?

What is the fastest bowl by Siraj today? Is Mohammed Siraj bowled 181 km/h?

What is the fastest bowl by Siraj today?
Is Mohammed Siraj bowled 181 km/h?

A technical glitch during the second Test displayed Mohammed Siraj bowling a jaw-dropping 181.6 kmph thunderbolt against Australia in the day-night Test. The actual recorder fastest ball bowled is 161.3 kmph by Shoaib Akhtar. Australia ended day one at 86 for 1 in reply to India's 180, trailing by 94 runs.

Mohammed Siraj

IPL 2025, SRH vs GT: Director of Cricket Operations at Gujarat Titans, Vikram Solanki, praised Mohammed Siraj for being exceptional for the team. Siraj won the Player of the Match award against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

In Short

• Mohammed Siraj: Mohammed Siraj has taken 5 wickets from 3 matches in IPL 2025
• Mohammed Siraj: Siraj won the Player of the Match award against RCB
• Mohammed Siraj: Siraj is also nearing the landmark of 100 IPL wickets

Vikram Solanki, the Director of Cricket Operations at Gujarat Titans, heaped praise on Mohammed Siraj, saying that one shouldn’t be quick to judge players on the basis of one or two bad performances. After making a move from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Siraj made a torrid start to his stint for GT after figures of 4-0-54-0 against Punjab Kings (PBKS).

But since then, Siraj has been exceptional, to say the least. He helped the Titans beat the Mumbai Indians (MI) after the speedster had figures of 4-0-34-2. Siraj didn’t let his team down against his former team, RCB, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru after he performed with figures of 4-0-19-3.

Before the clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Sunday at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Solanki lauded Siraj for being exceptional for them.

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“(It has been) exactly the role he's been playing, to be honest with you. He's a fine bowler. It's unfair to say things that haven't been going well for him. He has performed outstandingly well when he has been given the opportunity,” Solanki said in the pre-match press conference.

“Sometimes we expect and ask a lot of young cricketers and somebody that has achieved as much as Siraj has. Sometimes we're very quick to judge one or two performances, but he has been exceptional certainly since he has joined us," Solanki added.

In the ongoing IPL edition, Siraj has taken five wickets from three games at an economy rate of 8.91. He is also two wickets short of reaching the landmark of 100 wickets in the T20 tournament.

The Titans are currently placed fourth in the table with four points and a net run rate of 0.807.

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Mohammed Siraj FAQs 

What type of bowler is Mohammed Siraj?

Mohammed Siraj is a right-arm fast bowler for the Indian national cricket team, known for his ability to swing the ball and take wickets early in the innings. 

Is Siraj a seam bowler?

A skillful and aggressive fast bowler, Mohd. Siraj is one of the finest seamers currently in world cricket.

Why is Siraj called DSP?

He said that the Group-I job offered to the international cricketer would allow him direct entry to high-ranking positions such as deputy superintendent of police if he decides to join the police force.

Why is Siraj called DSP?

He said that the Group-I job offered to the international cricketer would allow him direct entry to high-ranking positions such as deputy superintendent of police if he decides to join the police force.