After Mohammed Siraj dragged India over the finish line on Monday at the Oval to help Shubman Gill’s side level the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2-2, he needed some help. He was trying to figure out the perfect social media clip to encapsulate the moment. In came Arshdeep Singh with an assist. The bowler who was not used by coach Gautam Gambhir in any of the five matches against England, helped out Siraj with content idea.
In a video shared by the BCCI on its social media handles after India’s six-run victory, Arshdeep is seen hilariously advising Siraj to film a two-second Instagram Reel. Arshdeep tells Siraj to say the popular catchphrase, “Pressure? What pressure?” — a line made famous by football legend Alan Shearer during the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament.
Arshdeep, in fact, even tells Siraj to pause for a second after saying “pressure” for the first time, like a diction and speech coach.
Siraj, who looks confused by Arshdeep’s instructions, asks: “Should I upload a Instagram Story or Post?”
Arshdeep replies: “Abbey Reel seedha. Do second ki (Make an Instagram Reel of two seconds).”
He then looks at the BCCI camera person and quips: “Sab sikhaana padta hai bowling ko chhod ke (Other than bowling, have to teach him everything).”
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Siraj ended the England tour as the highest wicket-taker of the series with 23 scalps in nine innings, including the nine wickets he took in the final Test at the Oval as the leader of the Indian bowling unit in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah.
He took the final wicket of the series, Gus Atkinson’s, to complete India’s victory over England and tie the series 2-2.
After winning the game for India, Siraj said: “To be honest, it feels amazing. We wanted to fight hard from Day 1 and to see this result is great. The plan was to keep it simple and hit one spot. When I woke up today I believed that I could do it. And when I woke up in the morning, I went to Google and found an emoji of believe. I put it on my wallpaper and said that I will do it,” Siraj said after the match. He later showed that wallpaper to the media. It featured Cristiano Ronaldo and a solitary word that became his driving force — ‘Believe’”
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