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England vs India 5th Test: Mohammed Siraj was the man of the moment as India's five-match Test series against England ended in a 2-2 draw. Siraj produced a memorable effort as India defeated England by just 6 runs in the fifth and final Test at the Kennington Oval on Monday.

Siraj wrapped things up on the thrilling final day and ended up taking a total of nine wickets in the decisive Test. He was the leading wicket-taker in the series as well, with 23 scalps to his name, having also bowled the most number of overs.

While the players were seen celebrating the historic win in their own ways, Siraj got involved in a cheeky banter with young pacer Arshdeep Singh for an interesting reason. Siraj found himself facing a light-hearted challenge from Arshdeep, and the video of the instance has gone viral on social media.

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In a video shared by the BCCI, Arshdeep is seen convincing Siraj to record a short Instagram reel. He asked Siraj to say the trending line, 'Pressure? What pressure?'

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The phrase recently got more famous by England's women's footballer Chloe Kelly after she helped her team beat Spain in the final to lift the Women's EURO 2025 title. Her 'pressure' video has been roaming across social media platforms.

Siraj looked confused and asked, 'Story ya post? (Is it for a story or a post?)’ Arshdeep laughed and replied, 'Abey, reel seedha, 2 second ki (It's just a simple two-second reel).'Teasing Siraj further, Arshdeep said, "Sab sikhana padta hai, bowling ko chhodke (We have to teach him everything… except bowling)."

Siraj eventually agreed, and the other players of the team cheered as the reel was recorded.

England needed just 35 runs to win with four wickets in hand. Jamie Overton smashed a couple of boundaries in the very first over off Prasidh Krishna to put pressure back on the Indian team. However, it was Siraj who stepped up again and picked up back-to-back wickets of Jamie Smith and Overton. Injured Chris Woakes had to come out to bat after Prasidh removed Josh Tongue with a remarkable yorker.

Gus Atkinson tried his best, but after a few ups and downs, Siraj got his wicket to take the visitors over the line. This was the second successive Test series India have managed to draw in England.

India skipper Shubman Gill and Harry Brook were adjudged as the Players of the Series. Gill was the best batter in the five-match series and ended as the top run-getter with 745 runs to his name at an average of 75.40 on the back of four incredible centuries.