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Mohammed Siraj has responded to Joe Root\u2019s \u2018fake-angriness\u2019 comment about him during the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. In an event on Monday, Siraj said he deliberately avoided speaking to or even making eye contact with Root because the England batter makes him feel \u2018calm\u2019 with his demeanor.<\/p>\n

Root made the remark while praising Siraj during the Test series. The former England captain called Siraj a \u2018warrior\u2019 and someone who most teams would like to have, but jokingly mentioned that he could see straight through the Indian pacer\u2019s tendency to pretend that he was angry to keep himself charged-up.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, no, I do get angry, and it does not fade off quickly,” Siraj told\u00a0The Indian Express<\/em>. \u201cOnly after I get a wicket, my anger vanishes. As for Joe Root, he is a world-class batsman. When he is facing me, he never looks at me with any kind of anger. He keeps smiling at me. So whenever I see him, automatically a smile comes to my face. He is the first person who makes me calm and smile when I look at him. So during the England tour, I decided I was not going to look at him or talk to him. Even if he was at the non-striker\u2019s end and I was fielding at mid-off, he would come to talk to me, but I would not talk to him. I would just walk away somewhere else.”<\/p>\n

Siraj also explained that he lets himself be angry on the field despite being calm off it. He said that he learned it from South African legend Dale Steyn, whom he worked with at Sunrisers Hyderabad.<\/p>\n

\u201cOff the field, I am very different\u2026 shaant (calm), relaxed, chilled banda <\/em>(chill guy).\u00a0But on the field, when you are representing the country\u2026 when I am hit for even one four, I get very angry. How did this batsman hit me? So I tend to fight. Aggression as a fast bowler, I learnt from Dale Steyn, who I used to follow. Aggression is very important. If a batsman hits you and you are relaxed and smile\u2026 What kind of cricket is that? Kuch toh chahiye (You need some aggression). But off the field, I am ek dum<\/em> chill (completely chill),” he added.<\/p>\n

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