India's pace prowess came to the fore yet again as Mohammad Shami and Umesh Yadav bossed over a fragile South African batting line-up to put the hosts on the cusp of a 3-0 whitewash on Monday.
South Africa began the day at 36 for three but a rearguard action through Keshav Maharaj (72) and Vernon Philander (44) helped them cross the 250-run mark.
Indian pacer Mohammed Shami shared a sweet video of his daughter's dance, saying that she has better dancing skills than him!
India currently boast of a lethal pace attack in Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Deepak Chahar and Navdeep Saini.
Mohammed Shami bowled a lethal spell on the fifth day in Visakhapatnam that went a long way in India winning the first Test by 203 runs.
Pakistan former pacer Shoaib Akhtar has revealed that Mohammed Shami talked to him after the defeat in the semifinal of the 2019 World Cup.
All the pacers bowled a combined 105 overs in the first four days at Visakhapatnam, picking only four wickets, while Shami bagged five in just the 10.5 overs he bowled on the final day, conceding only 35 runs.
Shami also hailed India captain Virat Kohli for giving the bowlers freedom to decide the length of their spells.
In the post-match press conference, Rohit said the key was to make the pacers bowl in short spells on the final day to keep them fresh.
One of the stumps was broken and the BCCI put up an image of Shami posing with it at the end of the day's proceedings on their Instagram page.
The victory consolidated India's position in the ongoing World Test Championship with another valuable 40 points added to their kitty. India maintain their lead with 160 points.
Mohammed Shami took a five-wicket haul in the final day as India secured a comprehensive 203-run victory over South Africa in the first Test.
Speaking at the UNGA on September 27, the Pakistan Prime Minister had held out threats of a conventional war between the two nuclear-armed neighbours spinning out of control.
Mohammed Shami will not need to surrender upon his return to India as the court has put a stay on his arrest warrant.
Mohammed Shami has been ordered to surrender by the Alipore Court over the allegations of domestic violence by his wife, Hasin Jahan.
On the bench as well, India boast of players like Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav who are consistently competing for a spot in the playing XI.
Jahan filed a police complaint levelling multiple allegations against the cricketer and four of his family members.
Following the issuance of an arrest warrant against Mohammed Shami, the BCCI will talk to the cricketer's lawyers to decide the future course for the cricketer.
A BCCI functionary has said that the board expects Mohammed Shami to do the needful once he returns from West Indies after the completion of the ongoing second Test.
An arrest warrant has been issued against Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami, who is currently with the Indian team and is taking part in the Test series against West Indies.
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