Earlier, during the Anderson Tendulkar Series, the England star batter had already praised the Indian bowler Mohammed Siraj as a warrior, calling his on-field anger fake. Now, in a podcast with Barmy Army, Root claimed that Siraj's antics are basically to keep the pressure, and it's totally his way of playing the game. Root had an excellent season against India. He has been the second-highest run-getter of the series, amassing 537 runs at an average of 67.12. Meanwhile, Siraj finished with 23 wickets, the highest from both sides. he boasted an average of 32.43, which includes two five-fors. Speaking about Siraj, Root said that he does not have much ideas about their personalities but knows their way of playing. Speaking on Barmy Army’s YouTube channel, Root said, “I don’t know most of them really well, but a lot of the stuff you see on the screen (sledging), it is all for show. Someone like Siraj, it is all his way of creating an atmosphere, whether it be from the crowd or from his teammates." He added: "Trying to create some form of pressure and theatre that might give them a small edge. That is the art of the game and the best person who has ever done it was Shane Warne." Read also: What would have happened if Pakistan had boycotted 2025 Asia Cup? Joe Root on his altercations with Prasidh Krishna Apart from Siraj, Indian fast bowler Prasidh Krishna too had a word or two with him. It happened in the final test at Oval, and Root said he had no idea what Krishna said. Root said, “The first ball he hit me hard on the finger and I was trying not to show any sort of emotion about it. And then I hit him for a four the next ball or the ball after and he said something to me." He added, “I have no idea what he said. I just thought he wasn’t going to expect me to go back at him. There was an element of still being in a reasonable amount of pain. I think the situation kind of required it as well, where we were in the game."