‘Shami is like Ferrari’: Former India cricketer lauds Mohammed Shami | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: India’s Mohammed Shami earned high praise on Monday, with some describing his performance in the World Cup victory over New Zealand as reminiscent of a “Ferrari.” This was another remarkable chapter in a career marked by a rollercoaster of professional and personal ups and downs.
Shami’s exceptional bowling figures of 5-54 contributed significantly to India’s fifth consecutive win, a four-wicket victory over New Zealand in Dharamsala, bringing them closer to the semi-finals.Despite sitting out the first four games of the tournament, the 33-year-old seized his opportunity to shine when all-rounderHardik Pandya was sidelined due to injury.

Shami remains India’s most seasoned fast bowler, leading a formidable pace attack that also includes Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.

“Mohammed Shami is like Ferrari. Whenever you take it out of the garage it will give u the same speed thrill and joy to ride every time,” former India seamer Irfan Pathan wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

On Sunday, Shami’s first ball rattled the stumps of New Zealand opener Will Young who inside-edged the delivery onto his stumps.

However, it was his bowling at the death that allowed India to restrict New Zealand to 273 all out after a strong start by Daryl Mitchell, who hit 130, and Rachin Ravindra, who made 75.
Shami was so relentless that he was even on a hat-trick in the 48th over. Lockie Ferguson denied him that particular moment.
Shami went on to add four more scalps to his name. He returned with astonishing figures 10-0-54-5 and bagged the Player of the Match award.

Apart from Young, Shami dismissed Rachin Ravindra (75), Daryl Mitchell (130), Mitchell Santner (1) and Matt Henry (0).
Shami became the first Indian to bag two five-wicket hauls in the history of the ODI World Cup. The 33-year-old picked his first five-wicket haul against England in the 2019 World Cup.
Other Indian bowlers like Kapil Dev, Venkatesh Prasad, Robin Singh, Ashish Nehra, and Yuvraj Singh all have one five-wicket haul.
Shami’s five-wicket haul and Virat Kohli (95) propelled India to a four-wicket victory over New Zealand and a fifth win in five matches in the mega tournament.