'His life is a testament of what one can achieve through hard work' - VVS Laxman lavishes praise on Mohammed Siraj by posting a throwback picture

Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj was ‘too hot to handle’ for the England batsmen in the second Test match between Joe Root’s men and Virat Kohli’s men at the Lord’s Cricket Ground. Siraj picked up a total of 8 wickets in the match, as the England batsmen were found wanting against the guile and fire that Siraj exhibited with the ball in hand.

Former Indian cricketing legend VVS Laxman has now taken to Twitter to heap praise on the Indian pacer. Laxman tweeted a picture of him meeting Siraj for the first time and added that he is very proud of the progress that the Indian pacer has made in international cricket.

Laxman further tweeted that Siraj’s life is an example of what a person can achieve through sheer willpower and hard work.

“Met him for the first time at frmr Hyderabad great Abdul Azeem’s residence. And I feel so proud to see the rapid progress Siraj has already made in intern’al cricket. His life is another testament of what one can achieve through hard work & will-power. More power to you young man,” tweeted VVS Laxman.

You can see VVS Laxman’s tweet below

India defeat England at Lord’s to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series

The Indian side produced a riveting performance in the second Test match at Lord’s and defeated England by 151 runs in the second Test to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series. KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma were outstanding with the willow for the Indian side in the first innings and put on a 126-run opening stand to help India post a total of 364 in the first innings.

Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Siraj sliced through the England batting lineup in the first innings with the red cherry, scalping 7 wickets between them. Ajinya Rahane led the Indian charge with the willow in the second innings and scored a patient 61 off 146 deliveries. The likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami then stepped up with the bat in hand to inflict further pain on the opposition.

The duo of Shami and Bumrah were involved in a match-turning 89-run stand for the 9th wicket and took the match away from England’s grasp. England produced a poor performance with the willow in the second innings and was bowled out for a total of just 120, as the Virat Kohli-led Indian side thrashed the Joe Root-led outfit by a margin of 151 runs.