'Wish my father could see me playing for India': Siraj on his emotional moment at the SCG

Sydney, Jan 8: Speaking about the emotional moment that happened during the national anthem ahead of the third Test against Australia, Mohammad Siraj said, "Wish my father could see me playing for India", thinking about his late father. 

 

 

Siraj had been teary-eyed just before the 3rd Test started at the Sydney Cricket Ground when the two teams had been lining up for the national anthems at the start of the day.

 

 

Siraj’s father passed away in November. The pacer had stayed back in Australia to fulfill his dream of seeing him play for India. When asked about Thursday’s emotional moment that was captured on camera, Siraj said, "Just remembered my father at that time. I was really emotional. He wanted me to see playing Test cricket. Wish he could see me playing for India."

 

 

 

The Hyderabad bowler, who lost his father during the start of the tour, has showcased impressive performance with the ball in his debut Test match and has managed to get better of David Warner in the first innings.

 

India survived the second session without losing a wicket after a great show by Steve Smith, who scored his 27th century, which enabled Australia to score 300 plus runs for the first time in the series at SCG on Friday.

 

"It is very a flat wicket. Our plan was to build pressure and not try too much as it is a very easy wicket for the batsman. Even the bouncers are not carrying as well it was in the earlier games. But Test cricket is all about patience and we must keep that in mind," said Siraj, who made his debut in the previous game.