Earlier Teams Used To Plan Easily Against Us But Today They Are Forced To Think Otherwise: Mohammed Shami

Senior Indian pacer Mohammed Shami believes that the pace-bowling unit that Virat Kohli’s team has any its disposal, has not only forced the entire cricket fraternity to take note but it has also led to the opposition teams think twice before rolling out a seamer-friendly track.

Indian cricket has witnessed an unreal revolution as far as their fast bowling stocks are concerned.

Apart from the first-choice pace-bowling attack of Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Shami, Indian cricket has a world-class bench strength which includes the likes of Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, and that was perfectly exemplified during the recent Australian tour where the first choice pacers got injured.

Shami reckoned that one of the best things about the Indian pace attack is that they have close to 4-5 bowlers who can consistently bowl at over 140-145 clicks, something that was never the case in the past. And, that is why, he believes, teams are not able to plan easily against India as compared to the past.

“The best thing about our bowling unit is that we have 4-5 pacers who can constantly bowl at over 140-145 clicks. You can find 1-2, but to find 4-5 is tough, and we have that. We force the opposition to think what wickets they want to offer us. I don’t think we’ve had bowlers who could bowl at this pace earlier, we never had 4-5 of them coming in units. Earlier, teams used to plan easily against us but today they are forced to think otherwise,” Mohammed Shami told India News.

The champion pacer also talked about how the senior players in the team ravel in sharing valuable information with the youngsters. He also added that the atmosphere in the team and the camaraderie between juniors and seniors is amazing.

”As seniors, our duty is to tell the youngsters to ask us things freely. Overall, the atmosphere and camaraderie between the juniors and seniors is amazing. The thing is, all of us will have to leave the game someday but it is important to think about what we are leaving behind, for the team and the youngsters. It’s important to make your country, captain and the board proud,” Mohammed Shami added.

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