Condolences have poured in for Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj after his father Mohammed Ghouse passed away due to a lung ailment in Hyderabad on Friday. Ghouse, 53, was instrumental in Siraj’s growth as a rising star of Indian cricket.
Siraj, who is currently with Team India in Australia, was offered the option of flying back home and be with his family in this hour of grief. But the fast bowler has decided to stay with the Indian contingent and continue performing his national duties, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed on Saturday.
The board has also reques🦂ted media to accord Siraj and his bereaved family members in thisღ extremely difficult time.
Meanwhile, current BCCI President and former India captain Sourav Ganguly, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan and Mohammad Kaif among others have shared heartfelt messages for Siraj on Twitter and lauded h🎶is character after the tragic demise of his father.
Here’s how cricket fraternity reacted to Mohammed Siraj’s loss:
May Mohammed siraj have a lot of strength🐈 to overcome this loss..lots of good wishes for his success in this trip.. tremendous🔯 character
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99)
Extremely sad to hear about Mohamme𒆙d Siraj’s father’s demise. May god give him strength to deal with this loss. My condolences to him & his family.🙌🙌
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina)
May Allah give Mohammed Siraj strength to deal with the loss of his father, stay strong, thoughts༺ with ꧒you
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Allah jannat Naseeb Kare tumhare Wa🀅lid ko or sabar ata kare Puri family ko.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
My heart goes out to Mohammad Siraj and his famil🃏y. Life can be cruel. He spoke in the UAE about the joy that his father fel♒t at his performance. I wish him strength.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Our heartfelt prayers and condolences go𝔍 out to Mohammed Siraj & his family, on the loss of his father. The entire RCB family is with you during this diffic🧸ult time. Stay strong, Miyan 🙏🏻
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)