Hyderabad, March 13 -- Mohammed Siraj has turned 30 today. He has reached that golden phase of his career when he still has the energy and stamina of youth but also has a wealth of experiencethat will help him to raise his game to greater heights when it matters.

No sport can be played with only brawn. Every game has a few tricks to be mastered; every player must make use of psychology and mental pressure to overcome opponents. Usually in the case of mostplayers it is when they are about 30 that the mental and physical aspects of their game come together and work in harmony.

Many of the great fast bowlers in history have made minor adjustments to their approach which made them even more effective in the thirty-plus phase of their career...