Papa used to give 60 rupees daily by driving auto…Mohammed Siraj remembered the days of struggle

Mohammed Siraj On Virat Kohli And Struggle Days: India’s fast bowler Mohammad Siraj said that his father was an auto driver, who used to pay him only Rs 60 a day to go to Uppal Stadium in Hyderabad. Siraj used to go there to learn matches. Siraj was retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) ahead of the mega auction along with Australia’s Glenn Maxwell and former captain Virat Kohli. He said in the RCB podcast on Friday that the IPL gave him fame and taught him how to live in a social circle.

He said, “When I used to go to the stadium for practice, my family struggled a lot during that time. I had only one Platina (motorcycle). Dad used to give me Rs 60 for petrol. I used that Rs. Used to manage to reach the stadium, which was far away from my house.”

Siraj further said, “When I was selected for IPL, the family’s money problems ended. Father stopped driving auto. Mother stopped doing housework. We stopped living in rented house. . We bought a new house during that time. I don’t want anything else in life. I just wanted to see my parents happy. IPL gave me fame, it allowed me to stay in social circle by meeting and talking to so many people Teach the methods. I learned a lot from IPL.”

Sharing an anecdote, Siraj recalled an incident when the then RCB captain Virat Kohli had said that he would not be able to attend the dinner party held at his residence due to injury. But a few minutes later, Siraj saw Kohli getting down from his car and surprised him.

He further said, “I had invited all the players of the RCB team for dinner at my house. I went straight home from the hotel. When I called Virat Kohli, he said, ‘I have a stiffness in my back, I can’t come .’ But, when all the players came, I saw Virat also getting down from the car. Everyone was there. Parthiv Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, I didn’t see anyone there. I just ran towards Virat and hugged him. It’s the most of my life. It was a good surprise.

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