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Everyone in the Indian cricket dressing room is quite aware of the way Mohammed Siraj has admired Virat Kohli. The star Indian fast bowler has always revealed how the senior batter has backed him throughout his career. When he was struggling to perform for the IPL franchise RCB, Kohli came out in support of Siraj, and the result then followed. Due to his brilliant performance during IPL 2020, he made his debut during the five-match Test series against Australia, and he hasn't looked back since.

Siraj also took to his official Instagram account and shared a heartwarming post for Kohli, who announced his retirement from this format earlier this year. Siraj also described Kohli as his 'superhero' in the post.

The star Indian fast bowler grabbed everyone's attention by taking a match-winning five-for during the second innings of the fifth Test at the Oval and helped the visitors win the match by a small margin of six runs. Siraj had also returned to his home state in Hyderabad, and a picture also went viral on social media where Siraj is seen showing his admiration for Kohli.

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The picture showed Siraj resting at his home. But what left everyone surprised was Virat Kohli's last Test jersey hanging on the wall. The jersey was also framed. It should be noted here that Virat Kohli last played in this format against Australia in Sydney last year.

Mohammed Siraj's manager had posted this picture on his official Instagram account and wrote the caption, “Believe.”

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Mohammed Siraj was Player of the Match at the Oval

Siraj registered a match-winning nine-wicket haul during the fifth and the last Test, which also included a five-for during the second innings against the Ollie Pope-led side and helped the visitors win the match by six runs, and had also leveled the series.

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He had won the Player of the Match award for his brilliant performance. During the recently concluded Test series, Siraj had taken 23 wickets and was also the highest wicket-taker of the series.

Due to his brilliant performance, he finished in 15th position according to the latest ICC Test rankings. He stood up in Bumrah's absence and led the fast bowling attack from the front.

After the fifth Test match got over, Virat Kohli had also lauded the Shubman Gill-led side for registering this famous win, and he also mentioned Siraj's name in his post.

During the second Test match as well, the visitors won the match by a huge margin of 336 runs, where Siraj had taken a six-for in the first innings.