Siraj went the whole Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 on green surfaces without a five-for, but picked his first five-wicket haul in England on perhaps the flattest pitch India have encountered in the country this century. Morkel said it was just rewards for all the good bowling in the intervening matches between five-fors.

India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel praised Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep's performance after their crucial breakthroughs kept the visitors in command. The task for India on the final day is straightforward: take the remaining seven wickets and seal their first-ever Test win at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham.

Mohammed Siraj stepped up in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah to deliver a stunning performance during the first innings of the Edgbaston Test against England. Coming into the game as a man with a plan and a point to prove,