Mohammed Siraj Pays Tribute To Late Diogo Jota With Heartfelt Gesture After Jamie Smith's Wicket At Lord's | Watch

England vs India 3rd Test: Mohammed Siraj found the much-needed breakthrough for India straight after the lunch break during the third Test between India and England at Lord's in London on Friday.

Siraj dismissed dangerous Smith for 51 in just the second over of the second session, breaking the partnership between the wicketkeeper-batter and Brydon Carse. The duo stitched an 84-run partnership for the eighth wicket and helped England go easily past the 350-run mark despite an early collapse.

This was Siraj's first wicket of the match as he got the success in his 21st over of the first innings. What caught everyone's eye was his celebration after the wicket as he made a gesture of number 20 with his fingers, probably to pay a tribute to popular footballer Diogo Jota, who passed away a few days ago.

A TRIBUTE TO DIOGO JOTA BY SIRAJ 🥺❤️ pic.twitter.com/2qPrgmmvjO

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 11, 2025

𝐍𝐨 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐒𝐏 😉#JamieSmith survived once, but no escape this time from #MohammedSiraj! 👀

Will #TeamIndia bundle England out under 400? 🤔#ENGvIND 👉 3rd TEST, DAY 2 | LIVE NOW on JioHotstar 👉 https://t.co/mg732JcWfD pic.twitter.com/I1uG35YFZC

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) July 11, 2025

Jota, who lost his life with his brother Andre Silva following a car accident in Cernadilla, Spain, was a Liverpool FC player who used to wear the no.20 jersey. He recently won the Premier League title with Liverpool last season.

Talking about Siraj, the video of his tribute to Jota went viral on social media.

 

England vs India Playing XIs, 3rd Test:

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Shoaib Bashir

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj