India, July 5 -- 'Well bowled, bad luck' is one of the worst compliments a bowler can receive. Every bowler loves to bowl well, but he'd rather take a bushel of wickets not bowling well than the other way round.

For a long time, Mohammed Siraj must have been wondering what he needed to do to turn his 'bad luck' around. From the time of his debut in Melbourne in December 2020 (not longer after his father passed away in Hyderabad and he couldn't make the trip back home owing to Covid-19 restrictions that would have prevented him from rejoining the team), Siraj has been nothing if not all heart. Whether with the ball or in the field, he gives it his all. That hasn't always translated to success in the manner in which it is measured - number...