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Mohammed Shami
In the recent past, one of the most improved Indian fast bowlers Mohammed Shami wreaked havoc in the WTC final. The first inning of the final match was held in Ageas Bowl at Southampton. He displayed that he is one of the best at reverse swing bowling in the first innings of the title match. He had bowled one of his best deliveries in the 70th over to dismiss BJ Watling. It was a classic fast bowler's dismissal with the ball pitched on the middle stump and moving away to clip the off stump. Shami's four-wicket haul in the first innings had bundled out New Zealand for 249 runs. It displayed the class and exuberance shown by Shami since his debut in red-ball cricket.
Like most players, Shami had to establish himself in domestic cricket before playing in international formats. Mohammed Shami's journey in Test cricket is as follow:
Debut match
After an impressive performance in white-ball cricket, Shami made his Test debut against West Indies. The home series was played in Kolkata at Eden Gardens.
Fast bowler Shami had picked up nine wickets in that Test series to help India secure a 51 runs win against West Indies. Moreover, in the second innings of the match, he had a five-wicket haul.
Leading the Indian pace bowling attack
During his initial days, Shami was just a third seamer in the side. But he has now graduated to leading the Indian pace bowling attack. To date, Shami has picked up 184 wickets in 51 matches at an average of 27.57.
Even in the past two years, he has been one of the most successful Indian fast bowlers. He has picked up 40 wickets in 11 matches. But his ability to perform consistently in the second innings is one of his career highlights in Test cricket.
In the course of the past two years, Shami's most successful bowling figure was a five-wicket haul for 35 runs. It was achieved in the second innings of the match.
Mohammed Shami recently recovered from a bad knee injury and worked hard on his fitness. He has also improved the consistency of his deliveries with better line and length.