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Indian team's fast bowler Mohammad Siraj will not be seen playing in the ODI series against West Indies. Because he is returning to India, although earlier he was selected for the ODI series only, now he has been kept out of this end. The news of Mohammad Siraj's exclusion from the ODI series is not a matter of concern as the team management has taken this decision only for the purpose of giving him rest. The news is coming that after being rested from the ODI series, Mohammad Siraj will now return straight to India. He is set to return to India along with his other Test teammates including Ashwini and Ajinkya Rahane and Navdeep Saini as well as KS Bharat.
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* Mohammad Siraj did wonders in the Test series:
Mohammad Siraj had a great performance in the Test series against the West Indies. He was India's second most successful bowler in the Test series. Please tell that in his first Test against the Caribbean team, he took 2 wickets while in the second Test match played in Port of Spain, he took 5 wickets in the first innings. He was also named player of the match for this performance, his first player of the match award in his Test career.
* Why is Mohammad Siraj suddenly relieved:
Let us tell you that Mohammad Siraj's name was also in India's ODI team and it was believed that in this format of cricket also he would be seen leading from the front of the Indian pace attack in West Indies but suddenly the Indian team came to rest him. The news of team management surprised everyone. Let us tell you that India's preparations for the ODI World Cup are just starting from the ODI series against the West Indies. And in this episode, Mohammad Siraj could have been an important part of the team but he was dropped from the team in the name of rest. In such a situation, if the rest is to be done, then this work could have been done at the gate between the ODI series from West Indies and the Asia Cup. Why was rest given in such an important series, due to which India is preparing for its ODI World Cup?
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* These are the statistics of Mohammad Siraj in ODIs:
Mohammad Siraj has so far taken 43 wickets in ODI cricket for India in 24 matches at an average of 20.72, out of which more than half of the wickets i.e. 29 wickets are on his Indian pitch. Where the World Cup is going to be played and the amazing thing is that on Indian pitches his bowling average also comes down to 15.44. Now it is clear from this how important a weapon Mohammad Siraj can prove to be for Team India in the ODI World Cup this year.