Updated On: 04 July, 2022 10:46 AM IST | Birmingham | PTI
"As bowlers, we had to just keep patience. Bairstow is in form and he has been continuously playing attacking batting since the New Zealand series. So we were aware his confidence was high," said Siraj

Mohammed Siraj celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England`s Sam Billings during play on Day 3 of the fifth cricket Test match between England and India. Pic/ AFP
India pacer Mohammed Siraj says it is imperative for a bowler to have patience when a batter goes hammer and tongs, like Jonny Bairstow did during England`s first innings on the third day of the ongoing rescheduled fifth Test here.
Bairstow (106 off 140 balls) blazed his way to a century on Sunday, his third in successive Tests this summer, to help England post 284 in their first innings in reply to India`s 416.