Virat Kohli was the undisputed standout of the One-Day International (ODI) series that India played at home against Sri Lanka. The superstar batter smashed two hundreds over the course of the three-match competition, leading India’s drive with the bat.
Kohli was named the Player of the Series after India’s dominating performance against Sri Lanka, which resulted in a 3-0 victory for India.
However, Gautam Gambhir, a former India opening batsman, does not believe that it was appropriate to bestow the honour only onto Kohli. If it had been up to Gautam Gambhir, the fast bowler Mohammed Siraj would have shared the award with the other winners.
At the completion of the series, Kohli had accumulated 283 runs for a score of 141.50 runs per game on average. On the other side, Siraj was the player who took the most wickets during the series. He took 9 wickets at an average of 10.22 runs per scalp.
Gautam Gambhir expressed his opinion during an appearance on Star Sports, where he felt that Siraj and Kohli ought to have co-owned the Player of the Series award together.
“To me, it seemed like he was on the same level as Virat Kohli. Because of his remarkable performance and the outstanding quality of these batting wickets, he should have been a co-winner of the Man of the Series award.
I am aware that we are usually tempted to cheer for batsmen who score large hundreds, but I believe that Mohammed Siraj was simply remarkable throughout the entirety of this series.”
In one-day international cricket, Siraj has not yet taken a five-wicket haul, although in the third match against Sri Lanka, he came extremely close to accomplishing this feat.
In the end, the bowler was only successful in taking four wickets while conceding 32 runs. Gautam Gambhir, on the other hand, continues to have faith in Siraj’s ability to get five-fors.
“It’s not about the fact that he didn’t get it today; rather, it’s about how good he was, especially with the new ball. I think the defining characteristic is that he will earn many more five-fors. He was able to establish the mood for each and every game “explained the politician who had previously played cricket.
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