Mohammed Siraj
- Date of Birth 1994-3-13
- Role bowler
- Batting Style right-hand bat
- Bowling Style right-arm fast
Debut Matches
| Format | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|
| TEST | AUS vs IND | 2020-12-26 |
| ODI | AUS vs IND | 2019-01-15 |
| T20 | NZ vs IND | 2017-11-04 |
Recent Performances
Batting Statistics
Matches
45
Innings
61
Runs
154
Average
4.4
Strike Rate
33.99
Highest Score
16*
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
16
Sixes
2
Catches
22
Bowling Statistics
Matches
45
Innings
84
Wickets
139
Average
29.66
Economy
3.53
Strike Rate
50.4
Best Figure
6/15
4 Wickets
8
5 Wickets
5
Balls Bowled
7007
Runs Conceded
4124
Batting Statistics
Matches
47
Innings
19
Runs
55
Average
7.85
Strike Rate
42.3
Highest Score
9*
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
3
Sixes
0
Catches
7
Bowling Statistics
Matches
47
Innings
46
Wickets
73
Average
24.67
Economy
5.17
Strike Rate
28.6
Best Figure
6/21
4 Wickets
2
5 Wickets
1
Balls Bowled
2089
Runs Conceded
1801
Batting Statistics
Matches
16
Innings
4
Runs
14
Average
7
Strike Rate
87.5
Highest Score
7*
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
1
Sixes
0
Catches
6
Bowling Statistics
Matches
16
Innings
16
Wickets
14
Average
32.28
Economy
7.79
Strike Rate
24.8
Best Figure
4/17
4 Wickets
1
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
348
Runs Conceded
452
Batting Statistics
Matches
92
Innings
47
Runs
193
Average
8.39
Strike Rate
63.69
Highest Score
36*
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
17
Sixes
3
Catches
13
Bowling Statistics
Matches
92
Innings
91
Wickets
154
Average
23.49
Economy
5.2
Strike Rate
27
Best Figure
6/21
4 Wickets
4
5 Wickets
4
Balls Bowled
4171
Runs Conceded
3618
Batting Statistics
Matches
158
Innings
38
Runs
149
Average
8.27
Strike Rate
87.13
Highest Score
14*
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
14
Sixes
4
Catches
51
Bowling Statistics
Matches
158
Innings
157
Wickets
180
Average
26.05
Economy
8.27
Strike Rate
18.8
Best Figure
4/17
4 Wickets
6
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
3401
Runs Conceded
4689
Mohammed Siraj's rise as a seamer was remarkably swift. The son of an autorickshaw driver in Hyderabad, he only began playing the game in class seven. It was in 2015 that he first bowled with a cricket ball. In 2017, he bagged an IPL contract worth INR 2.6 crore. Months later, he was wearing an India shirt and bowling in a T20 international against New Zealand.
Sturdy and athletic, Siraj has a deceptive run-up, which initially suggests that a left-arm bowler is steaming in. He is, however, a right-armer and by his own admission is a natural at getting the ball to swing into the right-hander. He has always been able to bowl a pretty quick bouncer though, something that had impressed his captain David Warner and team mentor VVS Laxman in the Sunrisers Hyderabad set-up.
Potential translated to performance when he was his state's highest wicket-taker playing only his second season of Ranji Trophy - 41 wickets in nine matches. He was subsequently picked to play for the Rest of India and was brought on board by the India A team as well for a tour of South Africa in July-August 2017. The step up to the big league arrived soon after.
Mohammed Siraj IPL factfile
- Mohammed Siraj got his first IPL gig when Sunrisers Hyderabad signed him for INR 2.6 crore and had a stellar first season, with 10 wickets from six games.
- Siraj was then signed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), where he spent the next seven years. Siraj became RCB's go-to bowler in the powerplay. He had his best season in 2023, when he took 19 wickets in 14 matches.
- In IPL 2024, Siraj took 15 wickets before being released by RCB ahead of the 2025 mega-auction when Gujarat Titans (GT) acquired him for INR 12.25 crore