Mohammed Siraj (Image credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: After India won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 title, broadcasters have been collecting reactions from the players following the historic triumph. Among them was Mohammed Siraj, who is known for his witty and witty answers, and when asked about his emotions after the win, he added another memorable moment.India lifted their third T20 World Cup title – having previously won the tournament in 2007 under MS Dhoni, in 2024 under Rohit Sharma and now in 2026 under Suryakumar Yadav.
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During the interaction, the moderator asked Siraj, “What will be the line of the World Cup, I only believe in…?”To which Siraj replied, “The whole team. It was God’s script because initially I was not in the team and then surprisingly they called me and then we became champions.”The host then asked, “Thoda it’s frustrating ho sakta hai to be out of the playing eleven but kitna bada hai role aap dono ka.” (It can be frustrating not being part of the playing XI at times, but how big is your role?)Siraj responded with a witty reply.“Yes, we both have a big role, drinking water while sitting back to back, bathing. (Yes, we played a major role. Sitting outside giving the players water and holding their bats.)Kuldeep Yadav stood beside him and burst out laughing.Siraj appeared in only one match during the tournament, against the United States national cricket team, where he took three wickets for 29 runs. However, he did not play another match in the competition.Kuldeep also played only one match in the tournament – against the Pakistan national cricket team – and took one wicket.“Net mein bowling. Fir humlog positive environment rakhte hai. Hamesha players ko aisa rehta hai ki khele but team ka jo combination k liye humlog bahar baithe hai toh team is important. No person is important but team is important. Toh humlog ka aisa tha ki team jo sochtibehtar hai wawa.” (Bowling in the nets. Then we keep a positive environment. Players always feel that they should play but for the team combination, if we are sitting out, the team is important. No person is important, but the team is important. So our idea was that whatever the team thinks will be better), said Siraj.
