India speedster Mohammed Siraj played a crucial role in the Shubman Gill-led side's six-run win in a nail-biter fifth Test match against England. With this win, the five-Test match series of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 tied 2-2 as the fourth Test ended in a draw.
Siraj, who holds an honorary DSP post in Telangana Police, ended his Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 campaign as the highest wicket-taker with 23 scalps in 10 innings, bowling 185.3 overs. After India's win, Telangana police posted a congratulatory picture of Siraj, where fans started urging for his promotion. Here are some of the reactions.
Soon after India's win, former head coach Ravi Shastri also said 'Siraj no longer be Deputy Superintendent of Police; he will get a higher promotion.
With his 23 wickets, Siraj goes equal with Jasprit Bumrah as an Indian bowler with the most wickets in a Test series in England. Bumrah achieved the feat during the 2021-22 series to go past Bhuvneshwar Kumar (19).
Siraj is also the highest wicket-taker of the newly minted Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, which ended with a 2-2 verdict after India's epic six-run win at the Oval here on Monday, followed by England's Josh Tongue (19). The six-run win that they scored at the Oval was India's smallest in terms of runs in Test cricket, surpassing the 13-run victory that they had achieved against Australia at Mumbai in 2004. Meanwhile, India made a total of 3,809 runs in this series, which is the most ever scored by a team in a five-match Test series.