In sports, reputations are fickle. One bad day and a player becomes the villain, then one stirring performance and he is hailed as the hero. Few cricketers know this duality better than Mohammed Siraj. At Lord's in the summer of 2025, Siraj's series appeared to hit rock bottom. In the second Test, he was the last Indian wicket to fall bizarrely-shouldering arms to a harmless-looking ball, only to watch it dribble back onto his stumps. It was a moment of contrition for the pacer who wears his heart on his sleeve.