‘Hyderabad Ka Rajinikanth’ Mohammed Siraj’s Neighbours Erect Massive Cutout With Iconic Pose

Ever since Mohammed Siraj made his debut for the Indian cricket team in Test cricket format back in Australia earlier this year, the pacer has only become better and better with time. 

From utilising the fresh ball to his advantage to bring the intensity along with him for every single delivery of the match, the 27-year old is exactly the kind of bowler Virat Kohli needed by his side against teams like England.

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While not everyone would be in favour of his methods, it is a consensus that whenever Siraj takes command of the ball, the chances of his team snagging another wicket are always around the corner.

Siraj once again proved his worth during the second Test between India and England at the Lord’s cricket ground in London when he scalped four wickets in both the first and the second innings of the match, while dismissing some of the biggest names like Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler.

Siraj takes 2 in 2 and it brings our captain to the crease.

Scorecard/Clips: https://t.co/GW3VJ3wfDv

#ENGvIND | #RedForRuth pic.twitter.com/Qeo8wjGrsC

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 13, 2021

And even though he was bowling exceptionally well, one thing ended up grabbing more headlines than his performance and it was the “finger on the lips” gesture that he made after practically every single wicket that he took through the five days of match time.

Mohammed Siraj opens up about his ‘finger on lips’ celebration.#MohammedSiraj #ENGvIND #Cricket #CricTracker pic.twitter.com/cz3PdDYuG4

— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) August 15, 2021

At the end of Day 3, while the Men in Blue were in the middle of trying to gain a 1-0 lead in the series, the paceman was asked the reason behind such a peculiar celebration and here’s what he said:

“This story [celebration] is for the haters [critics] because they used to say a lot of things about me, like ‘he cannot do this and cannot do that’. So, I will only let my ball do the talking and hence this is my new style of celebration,” Siraj said at the virtual press conference after the third day’s play.

Siraj’s statue has been erected in his colony by his friends and neighbours pic.twitter.com/TzXTZ2xTdq

— Ibrahim (@iBM1105) August 19, 2021

The gesture became so popular that Siraj’s neighbours in Hyderabad ended up erecting a massive cut-out of the cricketer in the blue Indian jersey striking the same pose.

According to the video shared by Twitter user @iBM1105, the cutout, which is as high as three floors, could be seen right in the middle of a street surrounded by people and scaffolding for safety purposes.

Here’s how Siraj’s fans reacted to such a special celebration of his cricketing abilities:

Bigger than messi https://t.co/J6zCT1L3Ls

— ‎ً (@tdfsas) August 19, 2021

So so so happy for this guy. Few years down the lane, he’d be that test bowler we celebrate like a gem. Batsmen gonna fear him. will get his name on all sorta honours board. Legend in the making. Has all the potential in the world. Sincerely hope he could turn out to be this way. https://t.co/JOQkkvHUUo

— Srihari (@tweetsrihari) August 19, 2021

@mdsirajofficial Cha gaye Miyan https://t.co/TQlWXaTHxd

— Hari ஹரி தமிழன் என்று சொல்லடா (@pseudosocialist) August 19, 2021

this really makes me so happy, @mdsirajofficial, you deserve the whole world<3 https://t.co/IDTeAFtQdw

— poorvikaaa (@PoorvikaKumar) August 19, 2021