Mumbai, India, Feb 8, 2026 (AFP) - Real Madrid can wait - Siraj's dream night after late T20 call-up

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India's wicket-taking hero Mohammed Siraj said "it felt like a dream" after a whirlwind 24 hours that saw him called into the T20 World Cup squad and force him to change holiday plans to watch Real Madrid Siraj took a wicket with his fourth ball of his first T20 international for 19 months against the USA on Saturday night. He finished as India's leading bowler with 3-29 as they completed a 29-run win at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium after restrictin......

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