India, June 25 -- Mohammed Siraj faced scrutiny for his dismal bowling performance against England in the opening Test. The premier pacer, who shared the new ball with Jasprit Bumrah, picked up two wickets in the first innings, while remained wicketless in the second as India failed to defend a 371-run target. He failed to give able support to Bumrah, who claimed a fifer in the first innings. Meanwhile, in the second innings he caused some trouble for Zak Crawley with the balls nipping back in for the batter and almost dismissed Ben Duckett on 97, but Yashasvi Jaiswal dropped his catch.

Former India batter Mohammad Kaif didn't mince words as he dismissed the narrative of Siraj bowling with heart, bluntly stating that what the pacer reall...