If I Tell You That Coaches Could Create A Bowler Like Mohammed Shami, Then I Would Be Lying, Says India's Bowling Coach

Heaping praise on Mohammed Shami, India’s bowling coach Paras Mhambrey has said that no coach in the world can create such a fast-bowling ‘artist’. His comments have come after the right-arm pacer’s scintillating display in the ODI World Cup.

On pitches where pacers hardly get any assist, Mohammed Shami impressed one and all with his seam bowling. He did not get a chance in the playing eleven for the first four games but still managed to end the competition as the highest wicket-taker.

The Bengal star picked up an impressive 24 wickets from just 7 games with the help of a record three five-wicket hauls including a 7-fer in the semifinal against New Zealand. He was Rohit Sharma’s go-to man with the ball in the ODI World Cup. Even in the final, Mohammed Shami struck on the very first ball to remove the dangerous David Warner but India ended up losing the game.

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Paras Mhambrey heaps praise on Mohammed Shami:

While Paras Mhambrey has been receiving acclaim for the impressive performance of Mohammed Shami and other pacers in the World Cup, he has declined to take credit. In a recent interview with PTI, he was asked whether India could produce another gem such as Mohammed Shami and he said:

“Well, if I tell you that coaches could create a bowler like Shami, then I would be lying. If a bowler can land it on upright seam every time then every other bowler in the world will be Shami.

“It is a skill that Shami has acquired with tremendous hardwork and developed himself into the bowler that he is.

“Bowling ball after ball on the seam and with that perfect wrist position and getting it to move either ways is a rare skill set. A lot of bowlers, even if they land deliveries on the seam, will see the ball straightening up after pitching,” he added.

Speaking further, Mhambrey praised Jasprit Bumrah who enjoyed an impressive World Cup campaign too. Bumrah picked up 20 wickets in 11 games while maintaining a stunning economy rate of just 4.06.

“Even Bumrah with his unusual action gets the ball to move in or away with same action. This is an art and lot of hard work and dedication goes into perfecting the art.

“I think in Test matches, we had Bumrah, Shami and Ishant (Sharma), who created this kind of magic but frankly speaking, if you ask me now if I would have expected this kind of dominance, I wouldn’t have dreamt of this level of performance,” he added.