The Indian sensation including Mohammed Siraj and Umran Malik was trolled for not putting tilak on their forehead. A video has surfaced that both pacers checked into a hotel and the duo can be seen requested by hotel staff to put tilak, but Siraj and Malik did not put anything on the forehead.
The video seems to be very old. Mohammed Siraj is a part of the squad that will take on Australia in the four-match Test series starting on 9 Feb while Umran Malik would not feature in the marquee Test series.
Umran Malik was a part of the Indian team that took in the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Siraj will play a key role for Men in Blue during the upcoming Border Gavaskar series starting on 9 Feb in Nagpur. These four Test matches are a part of the ICC Test Championship 2021/23 cycle and would be hoping to see Siraj creating havoc against the Australian side.
#Video of Cricketer Mohd Siraj and Umar Malik refusing Tilak while being welcomed by hotel staff goes #Viral.#BCCI #TeamIndia #Cricket pic.twitter.com/YHG7VzXUHw
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Without Jasprit Bumrah, the onus will be on Siraj to provide early wickets with the new ball and also create pressure on the Australian batters.
Siraj was a part of the Indian team that won the historic Test series on Australian soil in Gabba. He picked his maiden five-wicket haul during the 2nd innings. It was a remarkable performance by Siraj who made his Test debut in the 2nd Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground, MCG.
India will be looking to dominate the Australian team in their own den and help them to reach their second successive finals after losing to New Zealand during the first edition.
Siraj has picked so far 46 wickets from 15 Test matches and would be hoping to add with his lethal bowling. He was awarded some brilliant performances in the 50-over format and surpassed Josh Hazlewood and Trent Boult to become the number 1 ODI bowler in the world.
Umran Malik did a decent job for Team India in the series against Sri Lanka and a few matches he played in the series against New Zealand.
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