India’s bowling coach Paras Mhambrey heaped praise on Mohammad Shami for his recent remarkable show, especially in the Cricket World Cup 2023, saying that no coach can create a talent like him.
Mhambrey highlighted Shami's hard work and progress over the years after the senior speedster finished the World Cup 2023 as the leading wicket-taker with 24 scalps in 7 games for Team India.
The bowling coach further said that Shami has the special skill of consistently landing the ball in an upright seam position, making him a deadly bowler in all three formats of the game.
Paras Mhambrey told PTI in an exclusive interview: “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.”
He continued, “It is a skill that Shami has acquired with tremendous hard work 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.”
Praising Jasprit Bumrah, the bowling coach said: “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.”
Mhambrey signed off by saying, “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.”
(With PTI Inputs)
