Team India’s fire bowler Mohammed Siraj will not be seen in action in the upcoming three-match ODI series against England and ICC Champions Trophy 2025 after the national selectors dropped him from the ODI squad in favor of Arshdeep Singh.
After being shown the door by the BCCI and the Indian selectors, Mohammed Siraj has decided to skip his national team Hyderabad’s upcoming match against Himachal Pradesh on January 23 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in the ongoing 2024-25 Ranji Trophy.
Mohammed Siraj set to miss Hyderabad’s Ranji match against Himachal Pradesh after ICC Champions Trophy 2025 scrapped
The Indian pacer has made himself unavailable for the upcoming Hyderabad Ranji match against Himachal Pradesh due to workload management, having recently featured in all five Test matches on the Australian tour, where Team India suffered a 3-1 defeat in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
However, Siraj will be available for Hyderabad’s last Ranji Trophy match in 2024-25. against Vidarbha, scheduled to be played from January 30 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has confirmed the Indian pacer’s availability for the next match against Vidarbha.
A Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) official was quoted in the Times of India on Sunday (January 19): “He (Mohammed Siraj) has a problem with work, so he will not play the first match. But, from all indications, he will appear in the last game against Vidarbha.”
Star Indian players ready for Ranji Trophy 2024-25 action
Meanwhile, the Hyderabad cricket team currently stands sixth in the Elite Group B standings of the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2024-25. with nine points from five games. As the first-class competition heats up in India, the Hyderabad outfit’s hopes of improving their position have received a major boost with the much-awaited return of Siraj to Ranji action.
Adding to the excitement, several stars of the Indian cricket team are gearing up to represent their national teams in the next round of the ongoing Ranji Trophy in 2024-25. Ravindra Jadeja is set to represent Saurashtra, Rishabh Pant will boost Delhi, Shubman Gill is set to shine for Punjab, while Mumbai will profit with the return of India captain Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
However, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul will miss the upcoming Ranji Trophy 2024-25 match due to some minor fitness issues but are expected to join their Delhi and Karnataka teams for the next match. With the big names of Indian cricket returning to the home arena, the upcoming 2024-25 Ranji Trophy matches. they will certainly be exciting.
Mohammed Siraj loses influence when not given the new ball: Rohit Sharma
Earlier, Indian captain Rohit Sharma expressed his sympathy for Mohammed Siraj but said that the pacer has lost his effectiveness with the old ball and the team is looking for a bowler who can bowl with the new ball in the middle overs and the latter stage of the game. game, and Arshdeep Singh fitted in brilliantly.
Rohit Sharma said at a press conference in Mumbai last week: “Siraj loses his influence when he is not given the new ball.” Namely, Siraj recently took 20 wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
