India pacer Mohammed Siraj recalled the 'best surprise of his life' when Virat Kohli came to his house. Siraj had invited the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) squad to his home for dinner in 2018.

Speaking on the RCB podcast, Siraj revealed how Kohli was not sure if he would be able to come to his home for dinner due to a stiff back. But the then RCB skipper gave him a surprise with his RCB teammates. 

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"I had invited everyone from RCB to my house for dinner. I went home straight from the hotel. When I called him (Virat) up, he said "I have a stiff back miyan, I can't come." I told him to rest. What more could I say."

"But, when everyone came, I saw him get off the car. Everyone was there, PP (Parthiv Patel) Bhai, Chahal Bhai. I just ran towards Bhaiya (Virat) and hugged him. It was the best surprise of my life. Because Bhaiya (Virat) had said he won't come. It became news, Virat Kohli has come to Toli Chowki," he said.

The 27-year-old was part of the Surnisers Hyderabad squad in the IPL 2017 edition before joining RCB and he spoke about how IPL changed his life, "I only had struggles, my dad used to drive an auto, I only had a Platina. Dad used to give me 60 rupees for Petrol. I would manage with that to reach Uppal Stadium, which was quite far from my house. When I was selected for the IPL, all those struggles came to an end."

"Dad stopped driving the auto, mom stopped doing household work, we stopped living in rented accommodation, we bought a new house. I didn't need anything else in life. All I needed was my parents to be happy in a house we own. IPL gave me fame, it taught me the ways to be in social circles from meeting and talking to so many people. I learned so much. It's all because of IPL," he said.

Siraj was retained by RCB for IPL 2022 ahead of the mega-auction, along with  Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell. 

(With ANI Inputs)