Meet Mohammed Siraj, Hyderabad auto driver's son, bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 2.6 crore in IPL auction
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Meet Siraj, son of a Hyderabad-based auto driver, who made crores during the auction as he attracted eyeballs for his innings in India A and Rest of India call-ups.
"Since I started from tennis ball cricket, I am self taught. I had pace but tennis ball cricket teaches you to bowl in blockholes. Then I played Hyderabad U22, Mushtaq Ali, Vijay Hazare and then Ranji Trophy followed by India A. I have taken one step at a time. Next is
While interacting with PTI, Siraj spoke about the first salary he got while playing cricket.
"Today, I remember my first income playing cricket. It was a club match and my maternal uncle was the captain of the team. I got 9 wickets for 20 odd runs in that 25 over game. My uncle was so happy he gave me Rs 500 as a prize. It was a great feeling. But today when the bid was raised to Rs 2.6 crore, I just went numb," he said.
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"He drove auto all these years but never let financial pressure of the family affect me or my elder brother. A bowling spikes costs a lot and he would just get the best for me. I want to buy a house for them now in a good locality," Siraj said.
He also shared that he is very excited about sharing the dressing room with VVS Laxman as mentor and captained by David Warner is a big plus.
"As a youngster, I would like to learn everything I can. Laxman sir is there and I would get a chance to interact with a player of
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