India Cricket Team bowling coach Paras Mhambrey was left astounded and mesmerised by Mohammed Shami’s bowling. Mhambrey lauded Shami’s incredible ability to land the ball upright on the seam. He further went on to claim indirectly that Shami is the only pacer in the world to have this ability. Praising the dedication and hard work, Mhambrey also added that Bumrah’s unusual bowling action too gives him a similar ability.
It is no surprise that Jasprit Bumrah tops the charts in terms of the sheer quality that the Indian bowlers currently possess. But Mohammed Shami is however not too far away.
“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,” Mhambrey told PTI in an exclusive interview before leaving for the tour of South Africa.
“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,” Mhambrey said.
Talking about the different techniques that both Bumrah and Shami use, Mhambrey went on to talk about the impact that both the bowlers have had on the Indian Team.
“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.”
The Indian bowling coach further heaped praises by keeping Bumrah and Shami in his highest regard. He claimed that their bowling is magical and the kind of dominance that both the bowlers had in Test cricket can only be matched by the likes of Ishant Sharma.
“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.”
