Legendary West Indies cricketer Brian Lara believes Royal Challengers Bengaluru should think about resting Mohammed Siraj for at least a couple of games to allow his body and mind to refresh. One of India’s premier fast bowlers, Siraj, has been horribly out of sorts in IPL 2024 so far. And RCB are bearing the brunt for that as they are heavily dependent on the right-arm pacer’s new-ball strikes.
Siraj has picked up only 4 wickets in 6 matches this season and has leaked runs at 10.41 runs per over. This is in complete contrast to what Siraj had done last year where he picked up 19 wickets in 14 matches at an economy rate of 7.52. He was lethal with the new ball, providing early wickets but this year he has not been at his best.
He should be given rest for a couple of reasons. He should think about what has been happening in the team. He is the same Siraj that we have seen taking wickets with the new ball whether it’s in Test cricket, one day cricket or even this format in T20. He has been a champion bowler for Team India, and even for RCB he has done well. But I feel he’s not doing what he is required to do, he requires rest, not only mentally but physically as well because he has been playing a lot of cricket,” Lara said on Star Sports.
He should be given rest for a couple of reasons. He should think about what has been happening in the team. He is the same Siraj that we have seen taking wickets with the new ball whether it’s in Test cricket, one day cricket or even this format in T20. He has been a champion bowler for Team India, and even for RCB he has done well. But I feel he’s not doing what he is required to do, he requires rest, not only mentally but physically as well because he has been playing a lot of cricket,” Lara said on Star Sports.