Former Indian cricketer, Harbhajan Singh was all praise for Mohammed Shami after his stand-out bowling performance where he picked up his second five-wicket haul in ODI’s against Australia in the 1st ODI. Another notable feat is that he achieved his career-best figures where he finished with 5-51 and became the first Indian pacer to pick a fifer at home since Zaheer Khan in 2007.
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Harbhajan Singh was appreciative of Shami’s technique where he praised his seam position. He said on his YouTube channel, “Mohammed Shami was brilliant once again. Just look at that seam position, so straight. I don’t think anyone in world cricket at the moment would have a seam position as good as Shami. Indian cricket is lucky to be in a stage where you have Bumrah, Siraj, too, who can bowl 150 kph and also win the game on their day.”
This was Shami’s second five-wicket haul in ODIs and it boosted his tally to 37 wickets in ODIs between India and Australia, making him the second-highest Indian wicket-taker against Australia surpassing (Ajit Agarkar 36 wickets) in this format, only after Kapil Dev who has 45 wickets.
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Harbhajan applauded Shami for his exceptional performance and wished him luck for the World Cup, he also mentioned that Shami’s spell was brilliant on a pitch that is batter paradise.
“Taking five wickets is no mean feat, especially in Mohali where the pitch is always a batting paradise. This is brilliant for Indian cricket because Shami was the one who hadn’t played enough and now that he has played, he has performed brilliantly.”
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India’s five-wicket victory over Australia helped them maintain their No. 1 ODI position, and his five-wicket haul was a key factor in that win. Along with Ajit Agarkar and Kapil Dev, Shami now joins a select group of Indian pacers who have taken five wickets or more in an ODI match against Australia.
However, on native turf, Shami is the first person to taste this accomplishment.
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