India's Mohamad Siraj on their thumping win over fierce rivals Pakistan
India's Mohamad Siraj on their thumping win over fierce rivals Pakistan at the ICC Cricket World Cup
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00:00 How important is it to win a toss?
00:02 To be honest, we can't win a toss because we can win it any time.
00:10 But the more we win a toss, the better it is for us.
00:13 Because in the second inning, the duo is a big factor.
00:17 So, toss is an important role.
00:19 Sir, you took the first wicket today.
00:24 Did you understand that the ball was coming in right?
00:26 After that, it was a right for you?
00:28 Was the performance good?
00:29 Yes, absolutely.
00:30 When a new ball comes in, you have to see if it's swinging or not.
00:35 In the starting, it can go up a little.
00:37 But we can take a few wickets.
00:40 It's a big format, so we can take a few wickets.
00:43 Then you understand which line is better on the wicket.
00:46 Then the constituent kept hitting on the areas.
00:49 And Abdullah Shafiq's wicket was with the plan.
00:52 Because I had a talk with Rohit.
00:54 I had put a bouncer on one ball earlier, but he got stuck in the middle.
00:58 Then I talked to Rohit for a while and spent some time there.
01:02 He thought I was going to put a bouncer again.
01:05 He was left behind, so I put it in front.
01:07 So, the team got a good success.
01:10 Sir, when you are part of an attack where there is no weak link.
01:22 Whoever is putting with you or backing you up, how much help and benefit do you get from it?
01:29 Sir, you see how well our bowling unit is doing from the last three matches.
01:33 Because it's not like only one person is performing.
01:36 Overall, the bowling unit is taking every stand and performing.
01:41 If you don't get a wicket, then it builds pressure and puts a dot ball.
01:44 So, the team will get success and the team will get help.
01:49 When we put Jesse Bhai, we get to know which line is better on the wicket.
01:55 When you are on the third man, you get to know the line and get information from the keeper.
02:05 So, it becomes easier to execute.
02:08 Siraj, if we talk about the last game and the first three overs of this game.
02:12 You felt that the rhythm was a little less.
02:14 When did you feel that the rhythm has come back after the wicket?
02:19 Because you have shown the same penetration from the old ball.
02:22 So, what changes should we make in terms of wicket?
02:24 Sir, when we go to an office, there is always a day off.
02:28 Because there is not only one performance going up.
02:32 The graph always comes down.
02:34 So, I think that I am not a bad bowler from one match.
02:37 So, I keep my confidence high.
02:39 I always keep myself high that my bowling is getting better.
02:43 I should become the number one bowler.
02:45 So, this confidence is always high.
02:47 It helps in bowling too.
02:48 So, I can't be a bad bowler by getting bad in one match.
02:51 So, I have backed myself that I can do it.
02:54 So, I got the result today.
02:56 Siraj, you got the wickets after putting the cross seam.
03:00 So, when did you decide that you will have to put the cross seam?
03:04 I started from the third over, sir.
03:06 Because there could be chances of reverse at the end.
03:09 Because when I was coming from the seam, it was so easy.
03:12 No batsman was struggling.
03:16 The ball was coming very easily.
03:18 So, I thought that this wicket has a lot of cross seam.
03:20 Because it can be low too.
03:22 Sometimes you get extra bonds.
03:24 So, you get extra bonds.
03:25 And you got the wicket.
03:26 So, it is very good.
03:27 And we have got the result.
03:29 Siraj, this is one of the biggest margins in which Indians have been in Pakistan.
03:35 So, before the match, what was the margin like in the dressing room?
03:40 What did the coach tell you?
03:42 Generally, what was discussed in the dressing room before the match?
03:45 Sir, to be honest, I didn't feel that the team was like India-Pakistan match.
03:50 Because this is a World Cup match.
03:52 Because every match is very important for us.
03:55 Because India-Pakistan match is not only important.
03:57 Every match is important for us.
03:59 So, we are focusing on that match at a time.
04:02 We are talking in that way.
04:03 And it is going on like that.
04:04 We played 3 matches and won 3-3.
04:07 So, the environment is very good.
04:10 Siraj.
04:12 When Babar and Rizwan were batting properly, what was the thought process of you and the bowlers?
04:21 Just before you came back.
04:23 Before Babar's wicket, what was the thought process?
04:26 When their partnership was being built.
04:28 Yes, because when their partnership was being built on this wicket.
04:32 When I was called for bowling, I had a plan that if I take a wicket here,
04:38 then I will get a lot of help for the team.
04:40 Because if the partnership is broken, then the new batsman will come.
04:43 Then we will put pressure on him and put a dot ball.
04:46 So, my only aim was to take a wicket there.
04:48 And I got that wicket.
04:49 After that, so much collapsed. You also see.
04:51 Siraj, since childhood, India-Pakistan games are heard about the World Cup.
04:58 There is pressure.
04:59 Have you ever thought that it will be such a one-sided game?
05:02 And secondly, are you showing the highlights of 2019 to Rohit in the dressing room?
05:07 No sir. To be honest, I never thought that I would play the World Cup.
05:12 And that too so much.
05:14 Because I have come from so far, I never thought that I would play the World Cup.
05:18 But now that I am playing, it is a matter of achievement for me.
05:21 And India-Pakistan, I used to hear that it is a high intensity game, a high pressure game.
05:26 But today I saw it and felt very good.
05:31 And Rohit's words are always a legend.
05:35 Can hit anytime.
05:37 Siraj, you were answering the question about Babar.
05:42 I want to know one thing.
05:44 The score that was being 155 for 2,
05:48 So that delivery, which was a little low,
05:52 Did you plan for that particular over?
05:57 That I will deliver like this, and Babar will get the wicket.
06:01 Sir, I want to say one thing.
06:02 The ball didn't come down.
06:04 Because the ball in front played behind.
06:06 That's why it was late.
06:07 Otherwise, the ball was executed as I thought.
06:10 The ball was low, nothing happened.
06:11 The ball in front played behind.
06:12 And the ball skidded a little.
06:14 And nothing else.
06:15 That's why.
06:16 Final question.
06:21 Siraj, when you took the first wicket,
06:23 What Rohit and Kohli said,
06:25 After that you counted and got the wicket.
06:27 Do you feel that you are getting more support from Kohli than Rohit?
06:31 Sir, what should I say?
06:34 Because this is affecting the team.
06:37 Every point, whatever you get from the senior,
06:41 The whole team gets it.
06:43 Not as a player.
06:44 Because when the team wins, not one person wins the World Cup.
06:47 The whole team wins the World Cup.
06:48 So, whatever experience they share,
06:51 It will be helpful for the team.
06:53 team.
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