In what comes as a major vote of confidence, legendary South African pacer Dale Steyn has backed India's Mohammed Siraj to take a five-wicket haul in the fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, starting Thursday at The Oval.
Steyn, one of the greatest fast bowlers to have graced the game, wrote on his X handle, 'Siraj to take a fifer in 5th Test.'
Siraj has been one of the standout bowlers in the series with 14 wickets to his name, to become the third-highest wicket-taker in the series.
The 31-year-old Hyderabad pacer was instrumental in India's victory in the second Test at Edgbaston, where he blew away the English team with a fiery spell of 6/70.
Siraj is just one wicket away from completing 200 wickets in international cricket.
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