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Siraj, who made his Test debut for India on December 26, 2020, has 100 wickets to his name in 36 World Test Championship matches played so far.
Mohammed Siraj becomes 4th Indian bowler to take 100 wickets in WTC. (Picture Credit: AP)
Star Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj joined Jasprit Bumrah in an elite list of bowlers on Sunday, January 5. The 31-year-old cricketer from Hyderabad, who made his Test debut for India in December 2020 against Australia, became the fourth Indian bowler after Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja to take 100 wickets in the World Test Championship.
Siraj, who is playing his 36th WTC match for India these days in Sydney, achieved the feat during the third day’s play of the ongoing fifth India-Australia Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He dismissed Usman Khawaja for 41 runs. The left-handed batter was caught by Rishabh Pant on the first ball of the 19th over of the run chase.
The record of taking most wickets in WTC for India is held by Ashwin. The 38-year-old spinner, who retired from international cricket on December 18, 2024, finished his career with 195 wickets in 41 matches. Ashwin is followed by Bumrah, who has 156 wickets to his name in 35 matches, and Ravindra Jadeja (131 wickets in 39 matches).
Most wickets for India in WTC
- Ravichandran Ashwin – 195
- Jasprit Bumrah – 156
- Ravindra Jadeja – 131
- Mohammed Siraj – 100*
A total of 13 bowlers have managed to dismiss more than 100 batters in the WTC so far, and of those 13, four each belong to India and Australia (Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood). England has three representatives in the form of Stuart Broad, James Anderson, and Jack Leach. Kagiso Rabada of South Africa and Tim Southee of New Zealand are the other two bowlers with 100+ wickets in WTC.
Siraj, who has played in all five Test matches of the 2024-25 edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, picked up five wickets (2+3) in the series opener played at Optus Stadium in Perth and four wickets in the pink-ball Test at Adelaide Oval. In the third Test, which ended in a draw at The Gabba, Siraj accounted for the dismissal of two Aussie batters in each innings, and in the Boxing Day Test, which India lost by 184 runs on December 30, 2024, Siraj dismissed three batters in the second innings.
In the ongoing fifth Test, Siraj stepped up in Bumrah’s absence in the second half of Australia’s first innings and finished with figures of 3 for 51 in 16 overs.
Siraj has played a total of eight Test matches in Australia since making his debut and has 33 wickets to his name.
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Sydney, Australia
