Dharmendra’s emotional post for Siraj resurfaces; reflects his love for cricket

NEW DELHI: Veteran Bollywood icon Dharmendra, who passed distant connected Monday astatine the property of 89 successful Mumbai, is being remembered not lone for his timeless films but besides for his warmth, humility and heavy affection for Indian sport. As tributes proceed to determination successful for the prima of Sholay, Phool Aur Patthar and Chupke Chupke, an aged station of him dedicated to India accelerated bowler Mohammed Siraj has resurfaced connected societal media, leaving fans emotional.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Dharmendra, a passionate cricket follower, had hailed Siraj’s courageousness successful January 2021, soon aft India’s historical Border-Gavaskar Trophy triumph successful Australia. Siraj mislaid his father, Mohammed Ghouse, successful November 2020 portion serving a mandatory COVID-19 quarantine with the Indian team. Despite being fixed the enactment to instrumentality home, the past 26-year-old chose to enactment backmost and fulfil his precocious father’s imagination of watching him play Test cricket.

Siraj went connected to play 3 Tests successful the four-match bid and emerged arsenic 1 of India’s starring wicket-takers connected the circuit with 13 wickets, playing a pivotal relation successful the 2-1 victory. Upon returning to Hyderabad, the pacer drove consecutive from the airdrome to the Khairatabad graveyard to wage respects astatine his father’s resting spot — an representation that profoundly moved Dharmendra.Sharing Siraj's photo, the seasoned histrion wrote connected X: “Siraj, Braveheart lad of India… Naaz hai tujh par… dil par walid ki maut ka sadma liye tum watan ki aan ke liye lucifer khelte rahe… aur ek unhoni jeet watan ke naam darj kar ke lote… Kal tujhe apne walid ki qabbr par dekh kar mun bhar aaya. Jannat naseeb ho unhein.”

The station remains a poignant reminder of Dharmendra’s humanity beyond the screen. Meanwhile, Siraj is presently portion of India’s Test squad against South Africa, with the hosts trailing 0-1 successful the two-match series.