Mumbai, Feb. 7 -- Following his side's win over the USA in the ICC T20 World Cup opener, Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj, who made his return to the T20I side as a replacement for an injured Harshit Rana, reflected on his comeback, saying that he had planned to go and catch a Real Madrid game live a week from now, but "god changed his destiny".

Siraj made a triumphant return to the Indian T20I squad for the first time since mid-2024, taking three wickets in helping India restrict USA to 132/8 in 20 overs in a chase of moderate 162 runs, which Team India could make on the back of a fine 84* from skipper Suryakumar Yadav.

Speaking about his comeback during the post-match presser, the Indian skipper said, "My plan was that on the 15th, there w...