It’s amazing how, when one door appears slammed shut, the driven break many more down. Mohammed Siraj, 28, belongs to that category, using the disappointment of one format to reinvent himself and become one of the most crucial cogs in the Indian bowling wheel.

The Hyderabadi quick had a fairly ordinary IPL 2022 for Royal Challengers Bangalore, with just nine wickets in 15 games at an economy well in excess of ten runs an over. Having cut his teeth in Test cricket, it seemed that would remain Siraj’s primary format until he worked on a variation made famous by James Anderson, and today is picking up wickets for fun.