India, April 7 -- Legendary West Indies cricketer Ian Bishop has asserted that Mohammed Siraj has jumped ahead of Mohammed Shami in terms of effectiveness in white-ball formats. Siraj started the IPL 2025 on a positive note as he produced back-to-back match-winning performances against Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad. He has claimed 9 wickets in four matches and is currently placed in the second spot in the purple cap race.

He was a force to reckon with against Sunrisers in his home ground and claimed a four-wicket haul to dismantle the star-studded batting line-up. He also made RCB pay the price of not retaining him by claiming three wickets at Chinnaswamy Stadium last week.

On the other hand, Mohammed Shami has cla...