Mohammed Shami
Mohammed Shami cleans up Mushfiqur Rahim. Credit: BCCI

Gautam Gambhir has hailed India fast-bowler Mohammed Shami as the best red-ball fast bowler in world cricket. The former India cricketer’s comments came after Shami starred for India in the thumping win over Bangladesh in the first Test. The hosts bowled out the tourists for just 213 in the second innings to win the game by an innings and 130 runs inside three days.

Shami was the star of the show with the ball, as he did not allow the opposition batsmen to settle down in either of the two innings. In the first innings. he picked up three wickets and agonisingly missed out on a well-deserved hat-trick. His ball to dismiss Mushfiqur Rahim is arguably the ball of the season so far.

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Mohammed Shami
Mohammed Shami. Credit: BCCI

In the second innings, Shami was even more devastating as he picked up four wickets for just 31 runs. He ran through Bangladesh’s middle-order to derail their innings as India bowled them out for 213. And Shami’s performance left Gambhir in his awe. The legendary batsman snubbed the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Kagiso Rabada and Pat Cummins to call Shami best in the world.

“Every ball that he bowls, there is something happening. There is this expectation that he is going to get a wicket off every ball. Not many fast bowlers in Indian conditions have that skill. Every time against any opposition, Obviously you can talk that Bangladesh is not that good an opposition. But look at what he did against South Africa,” Gautam Gambhir told Star Sports.

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Look at what he did in Vizag in those conditions which were absolutely flat. We don’t give enough credit to the Indian fast bowlers. We always talk about foreign fast bowlers. But for me, this is a pure exhibition of manners,” Gambhir added.

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