And the then 20-year-old, one of the five children, was plying his trade at tennis ball games in his native Salem. I never thought I would play in the Tamil Nadu Premier League, let alone the IPL. It was my dream to Ranji Trophy which has been fulfilled and now I look forward to meeting people in the IPL and learning from them," he said. Consistent performances for two years in Chennai club circles earned him a call-up to the Ranji Trophy 2015-2016. Son of an auto rickshaw driver, Siraj, who starred for Hyderabad in the last Ranji Trophy season with 41 wickets, finished as Sunrisers' second most expensive buy after Afghanistan's Rashid Khan.

Source: India Today February 20, 2017 11:51 UTC