WATCH: Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill tease Siraj ahead of GT vs SRH clash

Gujarat Titans (GT) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) crossed swords with each other at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, on Sunday, April 6. Ahead of the game, Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan were seen spending time together before the match during the practice sessions of both teams.

The duo were seen rating Mohammed Siraj’s technique as a batter. Kishan was seen judging the pacer’s footwork while he was batting in the nets and also making some funny remarks. Kishan also said that Siraj’s confidence will go down if he ever bowls to him while talking about his skills as a batter.

“Siraj ki batting dekh raha hoon, ball chahe idhar ho ya udhar ho, pair idhar hi hain (I’m watching Siraj’s batting. Whether the ball is here or there, his foot is always here),” Kishan said, as quoted by the Gujarat Titans video released on their official 'X' handle.

“Main toh achha hi rate karta hoon but match mein thoda, meri bowling mein toh bahut mushkil hai, uska confidence down ho hi jaata hai but batsman bahut achha hi achha hai (I rate him nicely, but in the match. Against my bowling it’s very difficult, his confidence does go down — but he is a very good batter),” Kishan added.

Watch the hilarious conversation of Kishan-Gill on Siraj's batting here:

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Siraj shines against his former IPL franchise

Speaking of Mohammed Siraj, he had a great game against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru where he finished with figures of 3/19. He was also adjudged the player of the match for his spell in the game. The Titans went on to win the game convincingly chasing down the target of of 170 with 19 balls to spare and eight wickets in hand. 

Moving forward on Sunday, Siraj continued his sublime bowling form as he rattled the Sunrisers Hyderabad's batting unit with a sensational (4/17) four-wicket haul in his bowling spell. Notably, this was also his best bowling figure of his IPL career. As a result, SRH once again failed to get going and only managed to post 152/8 on the board.