Overview

• Mohammed Siraj told The Indian Express he was offered the chance to skip the fifth Test at The Oval but insisted he was fit and opted to play.
• He finished the England series as the leading wicket-taker with 23, including nine in the final match that India won by six runs.
• Siraj said he would have played another Test if scheduled, framing his mindset as being 'in a zone' on the decisive morning.
• He recalled waking at 6 a.m., writing 'I can do this, win the game,' and then delivering the spell he had imagined.
• His reflections follow a tour where Jasprit Bumrah sat out the finale under rotation plans, as Shubman Gill’s side leveled the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy 2-2.