Mohammed Siraj is a big fan of Cristiano Ronaldo, often imitating his famous SIU celebrations.
Mohammed Siraj often expressed admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo and even imitated the famous SIU celebrations of Portuguese football players. Siraj reenacted Ronaldo’s SIU pose as a way to celebrate, FIFA World Cup saw this in the IPL match between the RCB and GT in 2025 and called him “Siuuuraj” via Instagram and recognized Siraj’s tribute. The post highlights Ronaldo’s obvious influence on Siraj celebrations, cleverly combining “Siu” with Siraj’s name.
FIFA World Cup took to Instagram and subtitled the post – “We see Cristiano’s influence, Siuuuraj”
Recently, Mohammed Siraj explained that his parody of Cristiano Ronaldo’s celebration was a statement of his existence in the victory over Gujarat Titans’ defeat of the Royal Challenger Bengaluru. Although not retained by his former team after the 2024 season success, Siraj showed off his talent by gaining 3 wickets in the game. After firing Phil Salt’s Phil Salt, he decided to perform Ronaldo’s SIU celebration, with Phil Salt playing six on the last ball, adding a layer of excitement to the game.
When asked about his celebration, Siraj simply said: “I do show that I’m here and I’m also a fan of Cristiano Ronaldo.”
Speaking about playing against his former team, Siraj added: “It was emotional because I played for seven years here. There was some nervousness and some emotion but the moment I got the ball in my hand, it was full-on. I was playing matches consistently, so I was not realising the mistakes I was making. In the break, I focused on my bowling, on my fitness and when I joined GT, I spoke to Ashu bhai (Ashish Nehra) and the ball is coming现在很好。”
He added: “As a bowler, I want to always have confidence – it’s an important thing. If that’s not there, you’ll panic. I believe I can do a great job and wherever I play, it’s my mindset.”
After two wins in three games, the Titans are ranked fourth in the IPL rankings. Meanwhile, RCB is currently ranked third due to its excellent net operating rate.
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