{"id":2095,"date":"2025-08-05T03:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T03:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/05\/england-players-have-a-nickname-for-mohammed-siraj-they-call-him-mr-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T03:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T03:47:09","slug":"england-players-have-a-nickname-for-mohammed-siraj-they-call-him-mr-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/05\/england-players-have-a-nickname-for-mohammed-siraj-they-call-him-mr-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"England Players Have A Nickname For Mohammed Siraj: &#8216;They Call Him Mr&#8230;&#8217; | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9484740\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">August 05, 2025, 09:09 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9484740\" class=\"jsx-e71bd712c195739a jsx-242706413 asubttl-schema\">Nasser Hussain has revealed a hilarious nickname that England players have for Mohammed Siraj.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"jsx-e71bd712c195739a jsx-242706413 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mohammed Siraj with the Player of the Match award at the Oval. (AP Photo)\" title=\"Mohammed Siraj with the Player of the Match award at the Oval. (AP Photo)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-e71bd712c195739a jsx-242706413\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Siraj with the Player of the Match award at the Oval. (AP Photo)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Former England captain Nasser Hussain has revealed that Ben Stokes\u2019 team has a nickname for Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj \u2014 Mr. Angry \u2014 because of his fiery nature on the field. Hussain gave it out in his tribute for Siraj, calling him a \u2018born entertainer\u2019 with everything from passion and skill to succeed at this level.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">Siraj won India the Oval Test with nine wickets, including a five-wicket haul in their defense of 374. He had some forgettable moments, like dropping Harry Brook when he was new at the crease and then seeing him hit a century, but didn\u2019t let it deter his belief to script India\u2019s narrowest win, by six runs, and one of the best comebacks. He ended the series, drawn 2-2, as the highest wicket-taker with 23 wickets.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">\u201cHe\u2019s fiery, the England boys call him Mr. Angry, and he has the longest follow-through in the history of the game, but he demands your attention,&#8221; Hussain wrote in his column for <em>The Daily Mail<\/em>. \u201cYou could do a montage of the histrionics \u2013 down on his knees in despair at Lord\u2019s, the celebrations and dejection when DRS decisions go one way or another.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">\u201cHe\u2019s a born entertainer, but crucially he\u2019s got all the other attributes you need at the highest level: heart, passion, and ultimately skill. He\u2019s gone from being a hit-the-deck bowler using wobble seam to trap people LBW \u2013 as he did with Joe Root \u2013 to one who has developed outswing so big that Shubman Gill wasn\u2019t interested in taking the second new ball,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">\u201cThen, there is the fabulous yorker, such as the one to Crawley late on day three. He went to it again just before midday, knowing that Gus Atkinson was trying to hit him over midwicket for a second six that would have tied the game, nailing it under the most immense pressure. If Siraj gets it wrong, India lose the series, so it was perfect execution from a champion cricketer that has unfairly courted controversy over the past month,&#8221; Hussain said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">Earlier, even Root had called out Siraj for his \u2018fake-aggression\u2019. Speaking light-heartedly and with praise for the Indian pacer, the English batter said he sees right through Siraj\u2019s antics while batting.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u2018I will miss it\u2019: Nasser Hussain on India-England series<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">Hussain summarised the frantic final day of the series, saying he\u2019ll miss it now that it\u2019s over.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">\u201cNow it\u2019s finished, I will miss it. So incredible has it been that it makes you wonder why this format is ever questioned? If you landed someone 30 days ago and took them around this country\u2019s Test match venues, asking them: Is this thing we call Test cricket working? They\u2019d look at you funny. It\u2019s so bloody good,&#8221; Hussain said.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"jsx-e71bd712c195739a jsx-242706413 coral-count-custom\">view comments<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-e71bd712c195739a jsx-242706413 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/cricket\/\">cricket<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> England Players Have A Nickname For Mohammed Siraj: &#8216;They Call Him Mr&#8230;&#8217;<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-9278cad478d6a6dc \">\n<div class=\"jsx-9278cad478d6a6dc coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-9278cad478d6a6dc coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. 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