Ahmedabad: Mohammed Siraj said his ‘wobble seam’ deliveries helped him find his groove on Day 1 of the first Test between India and West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday as he picked up four wickets to bundle out the opposition batters for a paltry 162 in 44.1 overs.

The last Test Siraj played was against England at The Oval, just under two months ago. He was a bit off form at the start of the day, but quickly found his mojo back after taking his first scalp.

The wicket came in the 10th over, when he dismissed Brandon King with his signature wobble seam delivery. Siraj explained that he chose this delivery when his away swingers didn’t yield results.

“When my in-swing stopped. I automatically started getting an out-swing. Then, I realised that this is what i

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