Bumrah will play, confirms Siraj ahead of Manchester Test
Speaking further on the subject, he said, "But as the combination is changing day by day, we have only one plan that we should win. We try to bowl in good areas and that has made England play with a lot of patience in the last match. So we felt good."
Like other teams, India too have been resting their pacers as a part of workload management. However, Siraj has been playing Test matches continuously for the past few years. Incidentally, he has bowled the most overs among the Indian bowlers in the ongoing series. He credited almighty for his fitness and said his mindset is to win matches for the country. "My only mindset is that if I am getting the opportunity, I should use it well and win matches for my country and perform well. So this is the only mindset that I should play as many matches as possible for the country."
He said the biggest motivation for him is representing the country and helping it win the matches. "There is no secret of my energy on the field. When you play for the country, the biggest motivation is that you are representing the country. So the biggest source of energy is that when I play for the country, then I want to give my 100 per cent so that when I go to sleep, I shouldn't feel that I missed this, and I should have done this. I shouldn't have any regrets. Whatever result comes, I have only one plan that I should give my 100 per cent."
He, however, did not give any insight on the combination the team management is looking at for the contest. He also applauded England captain Ben Stokes and appreciated the way he bowled a couple of long spells in the Lord's Test, which India lost by 22 runs.
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