Mohammed Shami was asked about his batting successes against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener after the Nagpur Test by Axar Patel.
In the recently concluded match between India and Australia at Nagpur. Indian pacer Mohammed Shami had an exciting performance, rattling David Warner and making an entertaining cameo with the bat.
Shami, a speed merchant, took three crucial wickets on a pitch that was turning in favor of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, leading the pace attack of Rohit Sharma and co.
It’s interesting to note that Shami batted better than KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli. Cheteshwar Pujara, and Suryakumar Yadav in the first and only Indian innings of the Nagpur Test, which was played in India.
The skilled tailender hit 37 off 47 balls for a memorable score. In the series opener of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, pacer Shami.
Playing a perfect second fiddle to an on-song Axar Patel. Hit 37 off 47 balls to help Team India reach a match-winning total.
After the Nagpur Test, Shami was brought in by Axar for a free-flowing conversation. He talked a lot about his memorable partnership with the lower-order batter. What were you thinking when you came in with such confidence?
In a video that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared. Axar asked, I was given a role and instructed to bat for as long as possible. “They advised me to be patient, but that did not occur,” Shami stated.
After that, Axar attempted to reprimand Shami for disregarding his counsel and engaging in aggressive cricket against the Australians.
I kept telling you to play slowly, but you kept hitting sixes.” Axar, who scored 84 runs off 174 deliveries in the Nagpur Test, said.
Shami responded with a witty joke that all-rounder Axar had a little trouble with his ego by telling him to play a patient knock against Australia.
(Laughs) “My ego was getting hurt.” I try to take as much responsibility as I can, bat for as long as possible and prevent the bowler from picking my wicket. Additionally, you teach us how to execute certain shots.
Shami’s blistering shot stunned the Australians and cost him his wicket. Shami hit two fours and three sixes while batting at a strike rate of 78.72.
The Indian pacer’s heroic batting also helped him beat out Kohli, a veteran batter. In the game’s longest and oldest format, pacer Shami has hit more sixes (25) than run machine Kohli (24) has.
In 61 Test matches, Shami has scored 722 runs for India. The 32-year-old has 219 wins in white for the Asian giants.