Mohammad Siraj took a total of 9 wickets in the 5th Test against England, in the second innings he took 5 wickets. For this, Siraj was chosen as the Player of the Match, although there is no prize money in England for this award, but from BCCI, he has received extra rupees for this great bowling from BCCI.

On the last day of the 5th Test played in ‘The Oval’, England had to score only 35 runs to win, while India was 4 wickets away from the victory. Mohammad Siraj took 3 wickets out of 4, bowled Gas Atkinson and approved India’s victory. Virat Kohli took the name of Mohammad Siraj in his post and praised him on his performance.

BCCI will give extra rupees to Mohammad Siraj

The players who appear in the playing 11 of the BCCI Test pays a match fee of Rs 15 lakh. Siraj played all the matches of this series. Siraj will get more than all the players for the 5th Test, BCCI will give him an extra Rs 5 lakh. There is a special reason behind this.

According to media reports, when an Indian bowler takes 5 or more wickets in an innings, BCCI gives him extra Rs 5 lakh. Siraj took 5 wickets in the second innings and became entitled to this extra amount.

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Mohammad Siraj equals Bumrah’s record

Mohammad Siraj has taken a total of 23 wickets in the 5 -match Test series against England. He has jointly become the first Indian bowler to take the most wickets in a series in England, with Bumrah’s record. Bumrah took 23 wickets in England in 2021-22.

The famous Krishna played an important role in making Team India a comeback in the 5th Test. He took 2 big wickets as Jacob Bethel (5) and Joe Root (105) before the fourth day’s play was over. The pressure on England increased from here, which started with the wicket of Harry Brook (111). Brook was caught out while playing a big shot off Akash Deep, he was missed by his hand. After winning the 5th Test, Team India was successful in drawing the series 2-2.