Mohammed Siraj: Victim of bad luck! Stats will shock you

In the recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025, where England and India finished the five-match Test series in a draw at 2-2, Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj proved himself to be a dependable pacer. His tireless bowling performances and never-give-up attitude played an important role for the visitors, as he finished as the leading wicket-taker in that series (23 wickets). Recently, a stat has been revealed, where Siraj is among the players with the top of the bad luck. 

While the DRS (Decision Review System) has successfully worked to eliminate major decision-making errors by on-field umpires, cricketers still fear the umpire's call. The victim of the umpire's call feels very unlucky, as it could have been avoided on the exact same occasion if the umpire had taken the opposite decision. A lot of the time, the victim player showed dissatisfaction with the umpire's call. 

In the case of no conclusive evidence, the umpire's call plays the ultimate decisive role. For lbw, where the umpire's call is commonly very much active, the technologies aren't 100 per cent correct, and for this reason, the umpire's decision plays the ultimate role in a very marginal call. 

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Mohammed Siraj and bad luck on umpires' calls

Recently, Cricbuzz revealed a stat where the bowlers were victims of the umpire's call. Since the Test debut of Mohammed Siraj, the Indian pacer has faced 10 umpires' calls (fielding team review), only one away from the table leader Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon (11 times).

Mohammed Siraj is a dependable Indian pacer

Mohammed Siraj made his Test debut in December 2020, when India toured Australia. After playing 41 Test matches, he has taken 123 Test wickets, including five fifers. Despite being unlucky on the umpires' calls, Siraj is the leading wicket-taker for India outside home since his Test debut.