New Delhi: India’s star fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has been appointed Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) after meeting Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) Jitendra on Friday (October 11, 2024). After India won the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 World Cup, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy had ordered the officials to give Siraj a government job and allot a plot of land. However, Siraj is not the only such player. Who has received this honour. The Telangana government had given a job to two-time world champion boxer Nikhat Zareen after her stellar performance. Siraj was last seen in action for India during the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. Where he participated in both the tests and took 4 wickets.
Mohammed Siraj got the official DSP post from the Telangana government which read, ‘Indian cricketer Mohammed Siraj has been appointed as the DSP of Telangana in recognition of his cricketing achievements and dedication to the state. He will continue his cricket career inspiring many people with his new position.
In the ongoing T20I series against Bangladesh, the Indian team management rested Siraj and gave chances to young players Mayank Yadav and Harshit Rana. The Men in Blue won the first two matches in the ongoing T20I series against Bangladesh. The final match of the series will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday.
International career of Mohammad Siraj
30-year-old fast bowler Mohammad Siraj has played 28 Tests, 44 ODIs and 16 T20 matches for India so far. Siraj has 76 wickets in Test, 71 in ODI and 14 wickets in T20. He has taken 93 wickets in 93 matches played in IPL.