India, July 5 -- Batting great Sachin Tendulkar lavished praise on Mohammed Siraj for his impressive outing against England in the first innings of the Edgbaston Test. The premier pacer led the charge of the Indian bowling attack in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah and flourished in the role with a six-wicket haul. Siraj raised his hand when everybody was talking about Bumrah not playing, and he ran riot with the ball to dismantle the English batting line-up. He was disciplined with the new ball and hit the right areas to trouble the English batters, who found it tough to tackle him on a flat track.

Tendulkar also highlighted Siraj's accuracy and consistency at Edgbaston in towering praise after he claimed a six-fer.

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