India vs New Zealand: India's domination a good omen in World T20 year
Cricket | January 30, 2020 9:09 ISTIndia's domination against New Zealand on their own backyard can't be called lucky or very surprising but it's a result that was unforeseen.
India's domination against New Zealand on their own backyard can't be called lucky or very surprising but it's a result that was unforeseen.
Mohammed Shami was seen playing table tennis alongside Sanju Samson after India's dramatic victory over New Zealand in Hamilton.
Mohammed Shami bowled an excellent last over to take the game to Super Over before Rohit Sharma's twin sixes won it for India in Hamilton.
KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli hit fifties while the bowlers chipped in equally as India beat Australia by 36 runs in Rajkot to level three-match series 1-1.
India put on an all-round show to beat Australia by 36 runs in Rajkot to level the three-match series 1-1 on Friday.
Shami finished 2019 as the leading wicket-taker in one-day internationals with 42 scalps from 20 matches.
Shami became the first Indian bowler to end a calendar year as highest wicket-taker in ODIs. twice in his career. He had bagged 38 wickets in 2014
It was no surprise that Shami finished the year with a very impressive tally of 42 wickets, the best by any bowler in 2019, and Gavaskar did not shy away from praising the 28-year-old.
The combination of Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah has bagged 95 wickets in 2019 at 15.16 an average and a strike rate of around 30
Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami picked 95 wickets between themselves in 2019 at an average of 15.16 and a strike rate of 31.06.
Here are all the key stats from day 3 of the day-night Test...
Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami combined to pick 16 wickets in the Eden Gardens Test.
The Indian pacers have been the highlight of the team’s home campaign in ICC World Test Championship, picking 40 wickets in four Tests.
The pacers are expected to play a big role in the upcoming Test against Bangladesh, as they normally do when the pink ball is new.
Now with the pink ball Test less than 48 hours away, Kohli was seen batting at the nets around the time dusk set in and the floodlights were in full glow.
Wriddhiman Saha also singled out Mohammed Shami for praise and said he can be deadly on any surface due to his ability to get reverse swing.
Shami, who has been in terrific form, returned with the figures of 3/27 and 4/31 in the first Test at Indore to achieve his career-best ranking, said he intends on keeping things simple for the historic Test.
The Indian quicks' unmatched success in the campaign stands as the primary reason behind the team's unprecedented run.
Shami has followed up his hat-trick at the 2019 ICC World Cup with stellar performances in the tour of the West Indies and in the home series against South Africa and Bangladesh.
Mohammed Shami jumped 15 places to break into top-10 in the latest ICC Test Rankings for bowlers.
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