In a series where bowlers from both teams have been rotated, managed, and preserved, Mohammed Siraj has been the exception, running in hard every single time. On Friday, under a gloomy London sky, he brought India back with his lion-hearted effort and never-give-up attitude, something that, in the years to come, will be celebrated even more than his trademark “Celebrappeal,” remembered instead for his heart.
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