The suspects Siraj, a native of Vizag in AP and Sameer, of Bhoiguda in Hyderabad were picked up after a tight surveillance was mounted on them following inputs of the duo planning terror strikes on the instructions of their handlers based in a foreign country.
Ahmed said his family was facing a threat from Jeelani and wanted the police to protect his family. The police have booked a case in connection with the incident and are investigating.
Skipper Jasprit Bumrah (3/42) and Mohammed Siraj (3/54) did most of the damage on the fourth day while Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy played the support act
At lunch, New Zealand had their hopes pinned on Will Young for a long haul who batted well to reach 38 not out (3x4s, 1x6s), with Daryl Mitchell (11 not out) at the other end
Etches his name into the record books on Day 4 of the first Test against New Zealand, becoming the fastest Indian wicketkeeper to score 2,500 Test runs
Sarfaraz picked from where he had left off on day 3 to bring up his maiden Test century, reaching 125 not out from 154 balls with 16 fours and three sixes
"We have two winners this time because I appreciated the effort put forth, and as Rohit mentioned, our catching percentage in these two Tests was 9%, which is commendable. I believe both Jaiswal and Siraj deserved this medal, as they consistently demonstrated intent in every game."
Spinner Kuldeep Yadav on Thursday admitted that the pain of World Cup final defeat to Australia will linger and push him to work harder for the "next opportunity"
With India bringing in Ravichandran Ashwin for the ODIs against Australia, Finch doesn't see the ace off-spinner being picked in the side's 15-member squad for the mega event.