Dinesh Karthik feels Mohammad Siraj’s act of shushing Jonny Bairstow after getting the England batsman out in the first Test was unnecessary and that is something the India pacer will learn as he progresses in his promising international career.
Siraj was aggressive with his celebrations and was involved in exchanges with the batsmen multiples times in the drawn Test.
“I do feel it was unnecessary for Siraj to shush batsmen after dismissing them. You have already won the battle, why resort to this? That’s one learning for Siraj early in his international career,” Karthik, who is commentating on the series, wrote in The Telegraph.
“How many of us would have imagined Virat Kohli stepping in to calm an excitable team-mate down? Much to everyone’s amusement, the mercurial Indian captain was forced to act swiftly at Trent Bridge to ensure Mohammed Siraj didn’t cross the line.
“I love the brand of cricket portrayed by this team. Players are unafraid to engage their opponents in verbals, like Siraj and KL Rahul did. This is new-age India, armed with the license to bring out its personality.
Karthik, who will turning up for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL next month, said there are different ways one can be aggressive.
