Who is Mohammed Siraj?
Mohammed Siraj is the opening bowler who bowls medium pace in domestic and international matches, including the IPL. Therefore he is experienced in all white, Pink and Red ball Cricket.
Mohammed Siraj was born in Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra State in India. He bowls right-handed and bats number 10 or 11.
Born in Hyderabad, he represented Hyderabad which was the State Team which included Under-16s, Under-19s, and Under-22sCricket Team. He then made his debut for the State of Tamilnadu at the age of 23 in 2018.
Siraj made his first-class debut against the Services in a first-class match in November 2015. He took only one wicket for 108 from both innings combined, and the game was drawn anyway.
His List A debut was against Tamilnadu in December 2015, in which he took two wickets for 44 runs, but the effort went in vain.
He played his first domestic T20 in January 2016 against Bengal. He took one for 36, and Hyderabad lost this too.
His First international was against the Kiwis in 2017, and even though he took Williamson’s wicket, he was taken to the cleaners as India lost that match.
Siraj has only three wickets in T20 s as of date.
Mohammed Siraj Wiki:
| Full name | Mohammed Siraj |
| Nickname | Sky |
| Date of Birth | March 13, 1994 |
| Age | 27 |
| Place of Birth | Hyderabad, Andhra, India |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Islam |
| Height | 5.10 Ft |
| Weight | 67 KG |
| Eyes | Black |
| Hair | Black |
| School | Safa Junior College, Nampally, Hyderabad- 12th standard |
| College | Did not attend college |
Mohammed Siraj Family:
Mohammed Siraj was born into a Muslim Family on March 13, 1994, in Hyderabad City, Andhra, India. His family consists of his parents, and he has one elder brother Mohammed Ismail who is employed as a software engineer. His father’s name is Mohammed Ghouse, and his mother, Shabana Begum. His father was an Auto Rickshaw Driver. His mother used to work in many households as a maid. He is unmarried as of date.
| Full name | Mohammed Siraj |
| Nickname | Sky |
| Date of Birth | March 13, 1994 |
| Age | 27 |
| Place of Birth | Hyderabad, Andhra, India |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Islam |
| Height | 5.10 Ft |
| Weight | 67 KG |
| Eyes | Black |
| Hair | Black |
| School | Safa Junior College, Nampally, Hyderabad- 12th standard |
| College | Did not attend college |
Mohammed Siraj Family:
Mohammed Siraj was born into a Muslim Family on March 13, 1994, in Hyderabad City, Andhra, India. His family consists of his parents, and he has one elder brother Mohammed Ismail who is employed as a software engineer. His father’s name is Mohammed Ghouse, and his mother, Shabana Begum. His father was an Auto Rickshaw Driver. His mother used to work in many households as a maid. He is unmarried as of date.
| Full name | Mohammed Siraj |
| Nickname | Sky |
| Date of Birth | March 13, 1994 |
| Age | 27 |
| Place of Birth | Hyderabad, Andhra, India |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Islam |
| Height | 5.10 Ft |
| Weight | 67 KG |
| Eyes | Black |
| Hair | Black |
| School | Safa Junior College, Nampally, Hyderabad- 12th standard |
| College | Did not attend college |
Mohammed Siraj Family:
Mohammed Siraj was born into a Muslim Family on March 13, 1994, in Hyderabad City, Andhra, India. His family consists of his parents, and he has one elder brother Mohammed Ismail who is employed as a software engineer. His father’s name is Mohammed Ghouse, and his mother, Shabana Begum. His father was an Auto Rickshaw Driver. His mother used to work in many households as a maid. He is unmarried as of date
| Father | Mohammed Ghouse(an auto-rickshaw driver)- Passed away recently. | |
| Mother | Shabana Begum | |
| Sister | None | |
| Brother-Elder | Mohammed Ismail | |
| Marital Status | Bachelor | |
| Girl-friend | NONE | |
| Marriage Date | NA | |
| Wife | NA | |
| Children | NA | |
Mohammed Siraj Biography
| Year | Age | Achievement |
| 2015- November | 21 | First-class debut |
| 2015- December | 21 | List A Debut |
| 2016- January | 21 | T-20 Debut(domestic) |
| 2017- November | 23 | T-20 Debut (international) |
| 2017 | 24 | IPL Debut |
| 2019-January | 25 | ODI Debut (international) |
| 2020 -December | 26 | Test Debut for India |
Mohammed Siraj Cricket Career
Domestic Career
Siraj joined the Charminar Cricket Club and scalped a fiver in a match, and this was noticed as he continued to perform for them. Soon enough, he was selected in the state’s Under-23 side.
He now played for the senior zonal side and persevered more.
Siraj debuted for Hyderabad on November 15, 2015, in the Ranji Trophy in a first-class match and played a solitary match.
Siraj performed well as Hyderabad got to the quarter-finals in the 2016 Ranji Championships Siraj ended up with a tally of 41 wickets in just nine matches and became number one wicket-taker for Hyderabad and third in the List of wicket-takers overall. His average of 18.92 was considered supreme.
He was selected in the Rest of India squad, and he performed well. This led to his selection in the India A team, which toured South Africans in 2017.
He was once again the highest wicket-taker in the Vijay Hazare Trophy played in 2017-18, with 23 dismissals in only seven matches.
He was chosen to represent India A’s squad for the Deodar Trophy 2018–19 and be a part of India B’s squad in 2019-20.
Siraj has played in 36 domestic first-class matches and has 147 wickets averaging 23.00 per wicket. He has 81 wickets at 23.37 per wicket in 41 outings for List A matches.
In the T20 domestic format, he has scalped 79 wickets at an averaging 22.54 wickets in 79 matches. His economy rate is 8.44.
International Career
ODI Career
He couldn’t pick any wicket in his first ODI against Australia in 2018, but India beat Australia by six wickets anyway.
T20I Career
Siraj was selected in India’s T20I eleven to play against Kiwis in 2017. His first T20Iwicket was the prized scalp of Kane Williamson. He figures in that match were one for 53 runs, which was very expensive. After that, he was given a chance to play in two more T20Is, in which he took two wickets more.
Tests:
Sunrisers Hyderabad, the Indian Premier League franchise bid and purchased his services in the 2017 IPL auction for a grand Rs. 2.6 crore, which happened to be 13 times from his base price of 20 Lakhs.
He played only in six matches and had ten wickets averaging 21.2, and his best performance was 4/32.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore purchased him at the 2018 IPL Auction for INR 2.20 cr. This time he played in 11 matches that season but took 11 wickets only. The 2019 season was yet again a failure, but he bowled very well in the last stretch of the 2020 IPL in the UAE, helping RCB qualify for the play-offs.
IPL:
Sunrisers Hyderabad, the Indian Premier League franchise bid and purchased his services in the 2017 IPL auction for a grand Rs. 2.6 crore, which happened to be 13 times from his base price of 20 Lakhs.
He played only in six matches and had ten wickets averaging 21.2, and his best performance was 4/32.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore purchased him at the 2018 IPL Auction for INR 2.20 cr. This time he played in 11 matches that season but took 11 wickets only. The 2019 season was yet again a failure, but he bowled very well in the last stretch of the 2020 IPL in the UAE, helping RCB qualify for the play-offs.
Other T20 Leagues Career
NONE
Net worth of Mohammed Siraj
Mohammed Siraj’s net worth comprises Income from the following sources:
- From International matches
- From Matches for his State Team
- From India-A
- From IPL
Income from all these sources adds up to approximately fifteen Crores in Indian Rupees ($2 Million). His IPL price is Rs. 2.6 Crores. Siraj owns a BMW car and house now.
Mohammed Siraj Social
Siraj‘s active on social media these days & he has a growing following there. His Instagram account has 691 K followers. His Social Account Details are:
| Instagram account | 691k followers 55 K Following | mohammedsirajofficial |
| FB | 505K followers | contact @ayan_mirxa |
| 14.9K | Mohammed Siraj (@mdsirajofficial) |
Mohammed Siraj Cricket Career Details
Now we take a look at Mohammed Siraj Stats, consisting of his primary cricket stats & cricket Milestones achieved by him in his career.
Here we have all Mohammed Siraj, including his career statics, batting career summary & all his necessary cricket information.
Mohammed Siraj jersey number in all formats is #13- T 20 and Tests-73, respectively
| Playing Role | Bowler |
| Country | Indian |
| Batting Style Bowling Style | Right Handed Bat Right-arm Medium |
| Fielding style | Fine Leg |
| Suryakumar Jersey number | #13- T 20 and Tests-73 |
| Teams for which he played | India, Hyderabad (India), India A, India B, India Green, Rest of India, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad |
ICC Batting Rankings
| Format | Rank |
| Test-Bowling | 49 |
| ODI | NA |
| T20 | NA |
Mohammed Siraj Career Statistics
| First-class debut | VS Services at Delhi, Nov 15-18, 2015 |
| Last First-class | VS England at Chennai, Feb 13-16, 2021 |
| List A debut | VS Tamil Nadu at Hyderabad (Deccan), December 17, 2015 |
| Last List A | VS New Zealand A at Christchurch, January 24, 2020 |
| T20s debut | VS Bengal at Nagpur, January 2, 2016 |
| Last T20s | VS Sunrisers Hyderabad at Abu Dhabi, November 6, 2020 |
Mohammed Siraj Records
- His breakthrough came in the Ranji trophy (2015-16) season, where he bagged 41 wickets in the nine matches he played in. This earned him a place in the Rest-of-India squad. And good performances followed.
- Such Good performances earned him a place in India A squad for the South Africa tour in July 2017.
- In the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy, he led the wickets tally with 23 wickets in just seven matches.
Mohammad Siraj’s – Unknown facts
- Mohammad Siraj’s family was below the poverty level; his father was an auto-rickshaw driver in Hyderabad, and his mother a housemaid.
- He was keen on becoming a batsman but shifted to pace bowling later.
- His elder brother kept encouraging him to play cricket.
- His first club was the Charminar Cricket Club in Hyderabad.
- The Sunrisers Hyderabad purchased Siraj for an unexpected INR 2.6 Crores in the IPL auction-2017.
- He was moved very emotionally and wept when the Indian national anthem was played in his first ODI against New Zealand in Rajkot.
- He played Tennis ball cricket for a long time and held his first cricket ball much later.
Mohammad Siraj’s Controversies
A particular section of the crowd racially abused Siraj at the SCG in Australia during the drawn third Test in 2020. Apart from moving out that section of the crowd outside the SCG, The Australian Board also apologized.
