HYDERABAD: Less than a decade ago, Mohammed Siraj was just another boy in tattered shoes on Hyderabad's streets, playing tennis ball cricket. Playing at the Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium a few km from home was a dream that could not be realised. Or so it seemed at the time.
On Thursday, the 29-year-old pacer will play his 24th Test, but only his first on home turf when he takes the field against England at what is popularly known as Uppal stadium. For the record, Hyderabad's other legend VVS Laxman, who played most of his first-class matches at the Gymkhana, had to wait for 116 matches before playing a Test at home.
