Dream come true for Siraj, Hyderabad boy makes it to IPL for 2.6Cr

  • | Monday | 20th February, 2017

Dream come true for Siraj, Hyderabad boy makes it to IPL for 2.6CrHYDERABAD: 22-year-old Mohammad Siraj, turned out to be the surprise package going for Rs 2.6 crore to the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). pic.twitter.com/XgfVzpjAoj — SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) February 20, 2017Siraj’s father Mohammad Ghouse, an auto driver and a diabetic patient driving for living since 25 years. “I was very worried about him as he was always on the streets playing cricket. But it is all Allah’s blessings.’’A resident of Khazanagar in Banjara Hills, Siraj has come up the hard way. Today, he is a very happy man seeing him in the media headlines and taking wickets for Hyderabad.

Dream come true for Siraj, Hyderabad boy makes it to IPL for 2.6Cr HYDERABAD: 22-year-old Mohammad Siraj, turned out to be the surprise package going for Rs 2.6 crore to the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Siraj, the future bowler of Indian Cricket has carved a niche for himself and reach the sky. A local addition to the #OrangeArmy brigade, Mohammed Siraj joins our squad to show us what he's got with the ball. #IPLAuction. pic.twitter.com/XgfVzpjAoj — SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) February 20, 2017 Siraj’s father Mohammad Ghouse, an auto driver and a diabetic patient driving for living since 25 years. The medium-fast bowler wants his father to give up his auto –driving and lead a happy life. “Yes, it was at times difficult meeting both ends. But my father never discouraged me from playing cricket. Today, he is a very happy man seeing him in the media headlines and taking wickets for Hyderabad. I dedicate my wickets to my parents, who have sacrificed a lot for me’’ said Siraj. .@timesnow EXCL: Mohammed Siraj,son of an auto driver, bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for ?2.8cr.Wants his father to retire and buy house pic.twitter.com/Lg5A9kJlpi — TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) February 20, 2017 Siraj’s mother Shabana Begum, who used to work in houses to make both ends meet till last year, recalls how she used to taunt him when he was always on the streets playing his favourite game. “I was very worried about him as he was always on the streets playing cricket. I even beat him many times and taunted him that when his elder brother Ismail was an engineering student, the younger one never concentrated on his studies. He gave me sleepless nights,’’ she told in a interview with Telangana Today. She even extracted an oath from Siraj vowing no to play the game further, but that too didn’t stop the budding cricketer. “But that did not deter Siraj from slipping away to play his favourite game. I was very scared about his future. Today I’m happy that he has become a good cricketer. But it is all Allah’s blessings.’’ A resident of Khazanagar in Banjara Hills, Siraj has come up the hard way.

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