‘Jasprit Bumrah didn’t win the Test match — Mohammed Siraj did,’ ex-Australia cricketer says in bold remark | Cricket News

Manchester: India’s Jasprit Bumrah and and Mohammed Siraj enchantment for a wicket throughout the fourth day of the fourth Test match between India and England, at the Old Trafford cricket floor, in Manchester, England. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar)(PTI07_26_2025_000186B)

Former Australia cricketer Brad Haddin has made a bold remark about India’s tempo duo Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.Haddin mentioned that Bumrah didn’t win any Test matches for India throughout the England tour.“India can take a lot out of this — that they can still play without Bumrah,” Haddin mentioned on the YouTube channel LiSTNR Sport.“Life goes on if the other bowlers find a way. They have so much talent over there in India. But he didn’t win a Test match.“I think Siraj likes being the leader of the attack. He’s one of those guys who wants the ball in big situations.Yes, he makes mistakes, but he doesn’t shy away from the occasion. If you have players like that — who aren’t afraid to make mistakes, who can get under the skin of the opposition because of how much they want to be involved — those are the guys you want.”

Jasprit Bumrah was launched from India’s squad after not being included in the enjoying XI for the fifth Test in opposition to England at The Oval, owing to workload administration.Before the five-match sequence started, chief selector Ajit Agarkar and head coach Gautam Gambhir had said that Bumrah wouldn’t function in greater than three Tests on the tour attributable to workload issues. Bumrah performed in the first Test at Headingley, Leeds, adopted by the third and fourth video games at Lord’s and Old Trafford, Manchester, respectively.

In these three video games, Bumrah picked up 14 wickets — together with two five-wicket hauls — bowling 119.4 overs at a median of 26, making him India’s main wicket-taker earlier than the fifth Test.Meanwhile, Siraj featured in all 5 Tests, ending as the highest wicket-taker in the sequence with 22 scalps, serving to India stage the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2-2.“Mohammed Siraj wanted the ball in that last hour of play. There’s no way in the world he didn’t want to bowl every over to win the game. Yes, he dropped a catch — that was a bad miss. Your details have to be better when you’re catching in those moments.“But that one moment didn’t define his performance in the Test match. We’re not even talking about that catch anymore,” Haddin added.