'Mohammed Shami is doing what Kapil Dev did....' Sunil Gavaskar's huge statement on Indian pacer

Mohammed Shami has picked up 40 wickets in 13 World Cup games so far in his career.

With nine wickets in just two games in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, Mohammed Shami has once again proven himself to be one of the greatest pace bowlers for India in ODI cricket. Shami was brilliant with his pace-bowling efforts in Dharamshala against New Zealand and Lucknow against England. Shami picked up a 5-wicket haul against New Zealand and helped India restrict New Zealand to a decent total, and he dismissed four English batters to defend just 229 runs.

Former Indian captain and 1983 World Cup winner Sunil Gavaskar has showered heavy praise on Indian pacer. With two brilliant performances in the tournament, Shami has also given a lot of confidence to Indian fans for the remainder of the World Cup. Sunil Gavaskar has said that Mohammed Shami is just repeating what Kapil Dev used to do. He is just bowling in the nets and not distracting himself with other routines.

Sunil Gavaskar impressed with Shami's training

Legendary Indian opener Sunil Gavaskar has also said that Shami’s performance shows his hard work. Gavaskar said, “There is a lot of hard work there. When he goes back home, got several pitches made apparently, and he just bowls and bowls over there. That is what is important. I don't know whether he is a gym person. You can be at the gym all day. But at the end of the day... Mohammed Shami is doing exactly what Kapil Dev used to do, just bowl and bowl in the nets.”

Sunil Gavaskar further added that his focus to just go and bowl in the nets has reaped him rewards. “He is not listening to all your bio-mechanic experts who might say 'Oh no, no bowl only 15-20 deliveries in the nets'. He knows that as a fast bowler, he needs a lot more mileage in his legs as he runs into the bowl… when the drone camera captures it, he looks like a cheetah or a leopard going for the kill. It's a fantastic sight.”

Mohammed Shami dismissed Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, and Adil Rashid against England. Three of the four wickets he took in Lucknow were clean-bowled. Shami looks in great rhythm and picks up wickets at ease in every game he is playing. He bowled seven overs and delivered two maidens against England. Shami has 40 wickets in his 13 World Cup matches, these are astonishing numbers for any pace bowler to have.