Desk: Mohammad Siraj, one of the main bowlers of India, is struggling with poor form these days. His performance in IPL 2024 has been very ordinary. Royal Challengers Bangalore team had also rested him in the last match, even though he is the main bowler of this team. T20 World Cup is near, hence the performance of IPL is being considered as its gate pass. Discussions have also started regarding the selection of the team, now Siraj’s poor form might hinder his selection.

Will Siraj be out of World Cup?

Mohammad Siraj has played 6 matches so far in this IPL. In these 6 matches, he has been able to take only 4 wickets at a very poor average of 57. During this, he was beaten severely, due to which the economy is also more than 10. If Siraj remains out of form like this, will it affect his World Cup selection? Will captain Rohit Sharma look for another bowler? The answer to this will be known only when the time comes, currently India’s veteran opener Virender Sehwag believes that his place in the team is confirmed. Because Siraj is a big player, he has experience of playing in big tournaments like Asia Cup and World Cup. Also, in the Indian team, he bowls with a world class bowler like Bumrah, due to which the pressure is removed from him and he is able to perform better. On the other hand, the Indian team does not have a better option than him.

Siraj’s option is not available

Even though Mohammad Siraj is struggling with his form at the moment. But there is truth in Virender Sehwag’s words. If we look at other bowlers in the World Cup race, it does not seem that Siraj will be defeated. The T20 World Cup is to be held in West Indies and America, in such a situation the Indian team will not take more than 3 pacers. Because the spinners will get help there and Hardik Pandya is available as the fourth option.

The place of India’s deadly bowler Jasprit Bumrah is confirmed and considering the performance of Arshdeep Singh, his name is also considered almost certain. Now there is only one pacer left in the team, for which three bowlers (Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar) are leading the race. If we look at these three options, Shami is still recovering from injury, so his chances of playing are less. Whereas Mukesh Kumar has failed to give any strong performance so far. He has played 3 matches in IPL 2024, in which he has taken 5 wickets with an economy of 10. Apart from this, he also lacks experience. Therefore, despite being out of form, the chances of Siraj being out are less.