India, Oct. 2 -- Mohammed Siraj, the red-ball bowler, is gradually transcending to legendary levels. On the first morning of the first Test against the West Indies, the Indian pacer attained another milestone.

He bowled a brilliant spell, rudely giving a shock to the top order of the visitors. Siraj picked up three wickets before lunch and was the architect of a disastrous start for the West Indies. With the wicket of Brandon King, Siraj's tally of wickets for the 2025 calendar year reached 30, which is the highest this year amongst the WTC teams.

Siraj went past Australia's Mitchell Starc, whose wicket count for the year stands at 29. The other two names in the top four are Nathan Lyon at 24 and Shamar Joseph at 22. The quartet has dom...