Mohammad Shami took 2/9 in 4 overs for LSG against SRH.
Chopra lauded Shami for his 2/9 in 4 overs in LSG’s win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad and stated this is already one of the best spells of the ongoing season.
"Are we giving Mohammad Shami enough credit, and when will we actually give him credit? It's a big question. Why are we not celebrating him? I am the same person who was saying that the selectors have to choose, and if they are not selecting, they might have seen him, his fitness, and whatever," Chopra said on his YouTube channel.
Reviewing the performance against SRH, Chopra praised Shami for delivering such an economical spell during an afternoon fixture.
"I had also said that everyone has to stand up and take notice if he does it in the IPL. Then you cannot say that the opposing team's standard wasn't that good. This is the most competitive league in the world. In such a scenario, he bowled four overs for just nine runs and two wickets, including 18 dot balls, in an afternoon game against the SunRisers Hyderabad," he added.
Shami bowled an amazing spell with 18 dot balls and dismissed Hyderabad's explosive opening duo, Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma.
"He dismissed Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma. You have got to celebrate because these are once-in-an-IPL analyses. Where will you get such analysis again? I know Jacob Duffy bowled very well in the first match, but this was an afternoon game. There is no help at all for fast bowlers in an afternoon game, and there was no help for him as well," noted Chopra.
LSG will next clash with KKR in Kolkata on April 9.