Mohammad Siraj explained how the victory was achieved by taking 9 wickets:

Delhi: As soon as Mohammad Siraj took the last wicket and blowing stumps, the series ended in the same way as the entire match was a mood – filled with passion and skills. Siraj bowled England’s Gas Atkinson on a great yorker. With this, India won this match by 6 runs and finished the five-match Test series 2-2.

Siraj jerked five wickets

Siraj took a total of five wickets in this match and played all the five Tests of the entire series. He said in a conversation with Dinesh Karthik after the match, “I was just focusing on bowling in the right area. I was not worried about the boundary. I had only one objective-taking a wicket by putting a ball in the right line-length.”

Missed catch, but still commanded

Siraj made a big mistake on the first ball of the 35th over. He caught Harry Brook on the boundary line, but his leg went to the boundary cushion, causing a catch six. At that time Brook was playing on 19 runs and after that he scored in a rampage.

Ponting and Shastri’s response

Ricky Ponting said on Sky Sports during the lunch break, “What he was thinking? He did not need to move. It could be very heavy. Brook reads the bowlers as if he does in T20.”

At the same time, Ravi Shastri supported Siraj and said, “Siraj would be more excited by that catch. If he had not been there, when this series would have been over. Siraj has kept India in the match.”

The match was seen going by hand

After the match, Siraj said, “To be honest, I thought the match had gone out of our hands. I did not think that I had set foot on the boundary cushion. It was a big turn. Harry Brook then started playing in T20 mode and we left behind.”

Historical victory of India

In the fifth Test played at The Oval on Monday, India defeated England by 6 runs. England had a target of 374 runs to win, but the team was all out for 367 runs. On the last day, England started playing ahead of 339/6, but the remaining four wickets fell in just 28 runs.

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