After the culmination of the home Test series against West Indies, India pacer Mohammed Siraj was declared 'Impact Player of the Series' and he stated that every wicket he took in the two games felt like a fifer.

While India hammered the West Indies by an innings and 140 runs in the series opener in Ahmedabad, they won the second Test at the Arun Jaitley Stadium by seven wickets to sweep series 2-0.

Siraj picked up seven wickets in the first Test, followed by three scalps in the second game.

"To be honest, this series went very well. When we played in Ahmedabad, there was some help for the fast bowlers. In New Delhi, we had to bowl a lot of overs. Every wicket I took felt like five wickets. As a fast bowler, when you get rewarded after putting in the efforts, you gain a lot of confidence, and you also feel happy after winning the Impact Player award in the dressing room," Siraj said in a video shared by BCCI.tv.

Siraj further stated that Test cricket is his favourite format, and he feels proud after every achievement.

"I feel very proud as a person after any achievement. I will try to continue with such performances because Test cricket is my favourite format. There are so many challenges in it, you have to be on the field the whole day and you have to do it physically and mentally. It's very different, but it also makes me feel proud," he added.

Uncapped Indian wicketkeeper N. Jagadeesan presented Siraj his medal in the dressing room. He described the fast bowler's performance in the series as impeccable.

"There have been a lot of performances in this series, great performances, but now it's just about one guy who has been impeccable throughout this series,” Jagadeesan said.

“The one who has a lot of vigour, courage and aggression every time the ball was thrown to him. Every time he came on, he had the same attitude, and more importantly, he was probably the one when there was good effort on the field, he was the first one to go and pat everyone on the back and encourage them,” he further remarked.

The victory marks India's first Test series win under Shubman Gill's leadership, following the drawn 2-2 result in England earlier this year.