Mohammed Shami‘s inclusion in the current Indian lineup, according to former cricket player Mohammad Kaif, could have helped young players like Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, and Prasidh Krishna. Since India’s Champions Trophy victory over New Zealand earlier this year, Shami has not played for his country.
Arshdeep, Harshit, and Prasidh make up India’s youthful pace attack in the current ODI series. Before the assignment, the three pacers had played 37 ODIs between them. Kaif believes that Shami would have been the perfect guy to teach the new fast bowlers how to bowl under duress because veterans like Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah were rested during this series. “The inquiry is legitimate.
A bowler like Shami doesn’t care if the pitch is flat, regardless of its type.
He finds a way to take wickets there as well because of his exceptional class. Since Bumrah and Siraj have been rested, I’m not sure why he isn’t playing. His presence would also help the young pacers. No experienced pacer is available to advise players like Prasidh, Harshit, and Arshdeep on what to do when things go tough. In a video posted to his YouTube account, Kaif stated, “India missed this.”
Virat Kohli’s 120-ball 135 was the highlight of the Indian hitters’ outstanding performance in the first ODI, which was contested at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi. India was asked to bat first and produced a massive 349/8 thanks to crucial half-centuries from KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma.
In response, Harshit quickly removed Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton, costing the Proteas two wickets in the second over. In the fifth over, Arshdeep also hit to dismiss Aiden Markram. After starting, Tony de Zorzi and Dewald Brevis left as the tourists lost half of their team for 130 runs in the 22nd over.
But South Africa remained in the hunt thanks to fluent half-centuries from Matthew Breetzke, Marco Jansen, and Corbin Bosch. India triumphed by 17 runs as Prasidh removed Bosch in the last over, despite some tap from the inexperienced fast bowlers near the end.
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