India's bowling coach Mhambrey praises Shami for his ability

Mohammed Shami who bagged 24 wickets in the recent ICC World Cup 2023 has the ability to land the ball in an upright seam position every single time feels Indias bowling coach Paras MhambreyNo coach in the world can create such a fast bowling artist Mahmbrey addedShami who finished as the leading wickettaker in the ODI World Cup has been Indias goto bowler in ODIs and Tests Mhambrey one of the quietest backroom workers in the current Indian setup doesnt want to take any credit for Shamis successAlso ReadIn Photos Iconic matches played at Wankhede StadiumWill India get another talent like Mohammed Shami Well if I tell you that coaches could create a bowler like Shami then I would be lying If a bowler can land it on upright seam every time then every other bowler in the world will be Shami Mhambrey told PTI in an exclusive interview before leaving for the tour of South AfricaIt is a skill that Shami has acquired with tremendous hard work and developed himself into the bowler that he is Bowling ball after ball on the seam and with that perfect wrist position and getting it to move either ways is a rare skill set A lot of bowlers even if they land deliveries on the seam will see the ball straightening up after pitching Mhambrey saidThe former India pacer also spoke about another brilliant operator Jasprit Bumrah in the same vein Even Bumrah with his unusual action gets the ball to move in or away with the same action This is an art and a lot of hard work and dedication goes into perfecting the artAlso ReadIN PHOTOS Players RCB can buy in IPL 2024The way Shami and Bumrah have managed to dominate the batters around the world is something that has surprised Mhambrey Many would be envious of their successI think in Test matches we had Bumrah Shami and Ishant Sharma who created this kind of magic but frankly speaking if you ask me now if I would have expected this kind of dominance I wouldnt have dreamt of this level of performanceI mean to bowl out Sri Lanka for 50 and then to repeat it against a team like South Africa score 320 odd and bowl them out for 80 That was surreal Obviously with an attack like ours we expected them to do well but to put up such a performance on the biggest stage for such a sustained period was something that was really commendableThe goal is to create perfect benchstrengthMhambrey who came on board along with head Rahul Dravid was asked to assess the performance of Indian bowlers in the twoyear cycle that ended with World Cup He spoke about the takeaways like qualifying for the WTC final beating a strong Australian team and becoming the first Indian team to win the ODI series in EnglandHowever Dravid and his team never lost sight of the bigger picture which is to create a bench strength When we took over we needed to see that two years down the line we have also created a sufficient bench strength in every format We had to identify at least 35 bowlers from the next batch and also ensure that they got enough game time and were ready for the challenges of international cricket Rahul Vicky Rathour myself and T Dilip got together and identified the bowlersIs younger crop of fast bowlers averse to Test cricketMhambrey doesnt buy the notion that the younger generation doesnt want to put in the hard yards required to become good Test match bowler but did agree that there will always be a group which would prefer whiteball cricket compared the to traditional formatI would never say people dont want to play redball cricket Even now if you ask any aspiring fast bowler or spinner what is the format you want to excel in he will always pick Test cricket first Yes obviously there will be some bowlers who would choose the white ball format They would have probably played all formats and then decided that their game and skill sets suited the white ball format more Now that will be a very individual call and no one can do anything about itIn bilateral T20Is you need to know what you are looking atVirat Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma havent played any bilateral T20I cricket since Indias semifinal exit from the T20 World Cup in 2022They arent part of T20Is in South Africa as both have taken a break from whiteball cricket for this seriesMhambrey however said In no way it mean that bilateral T20Is arent important and they have specific targets in mind when it comes to playing such seriesAll Im saying is that there is a balance that every player must maintain Also it depends on who we are talking about Players like Rohit Virat look at very specific areas in their T20 games be it IPL or IndiaOne would like to watch younger players during bilaterals and examine and understand areas of their adaptability game awareness pressure situations how they adapt to these varied situations the Indian jersey carries he concludedWith PTI Inputs