Siraj rises from rickshaw driver’s son to Cup starAFP, AHMEDABAD, IndiaPaceman Mohammed Siraj said he feared his humble roots as the son of an auto-rickshaw driver would shatter his dreams of playing at the ICC Cricket World Cup. He dismissed opener Abdullah Shafique lbw for 20 and later claimed the prize wicket of Pakistan captain Babar Azam who had made 50. India’s Mohammed Siraj, left, celebrates after taking the wicket of Pakistan captain Babar Azam, right, during the ICC Cricket World Cup match in Ahmedabad, India, on Saturday. “To be honest I never thought that I would play a World Cup because I have come from so low” background, Hyderabad native Siraj told reporters. Siraj, whose rickshaw-driving father died in 2020, rose from his humble beginnings to play in the cash-soaked Indian Premier League.
