Mohammed Siraj's emotional tribute for Diogo Jota wins hearts; fans say, 'Class Act'

All eyes are glued on the third Test Match between India Vs England at Lord’s. India’s fast bowler Mohammed Siraj who is also a huge soccer buff paid tribute to late Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota. He died on July 3 in Spain in a horrific car accident. Mohammed Siraj took the wicket of Jamie Smith and made a hand sign saying “20”. Then, he looked up to the heavens. As fans know, the jersey number of the late footballer was 20. Star Sports and fans have shared this moment on X and other platforms. Mohammed Siraj bagged two wickets for 85 runs.

In the first innings, England made 387/10 with Joe Root making his 37th Test hundred. He needs just 75 more runs to overtake Rahul Dravid’s Test record. This was Root’s eighth hundred at Lord’s. The other players who significantly contributed to the innings were Ollie Pope, Jamie and Brydon Carse. Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets for 74 runs while Nitish Kumar Reddy also scalped two batsmen.

Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre died in a car accident that plunged the football world in grief. He was just 28. Diogo Jota was driving the car while his brother Andre was beside him. It was said that he was speeding when one of the car tyre burst. It was a traffic collision and they died instantly. Jota began his career in Porto, and moved to the Spanish League in 2016.

Mohammed Siraj made news when he was linked to Zanai Bhosle some time back. Later, they said they had a sibling bond and not what was assumed by the media. DSP Mohammed Siraj is one of the most promising players of the Indian cricket team. The Indian Test team is being led by Shubman Gill who had a great stint in IPL 2025. As per reports, he might become the captain of the ODIs and T20 teams as well.