Mohammed Shami played one-day match after almost two years, made a big disclosure about his strategy

LONDON: Veteran India pacer Mohammed Shami says he was not looking to stay out of One Day Internationals for a long time and went into his comeback match with a calm mind as he knew how the white ball behaved. . Tuesday’s ODI against England was Mohammed Shami’s first in the format in almost two years. He played the last ODI against Australia in November 2020, in which India lost by 51 runs.

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Mohammed Shami, who took three wickets for 31 runs at The Oval, said in a conversation with bowling coach Paras Mhambrey on ‘BCCI.TV’, ‘It was not a short break, it was a break of three years. Nothing was going through my mind about this break. I have become very comfortable with the team. We travel together and have been playing together for almost a decade. Everyone knows their work and after playing so much cricket if any question arises in your mind then I think it is not right.

This match was very important for Mohammed Shami

This match was very important for Mohammed Shami. He became the fastest Indian bowler to reach the 150-wicket mark in the history of ODI cricket. He is third in the overall table. Mohammed Shami said, “It was very important to come down with a clear mindset because you already knew what you need to do, where you have to pitch the ball, how the white ball behaves. Everyone knows the basics. But you have to show courage from the heart and if you are like that then you can play in any format at any time.

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Jasprit Bumrah took six wickets for 19 runs in a career best performance

Apart from Mohammed Shami, fellow fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah made a career-best performance, taking six wickets for 19 runs. He said, ‘As soon as we started bowling, the ball was coming to a halt and seaming. It became important that we control the line and length. We did our best (in the first ODI), that’s how the series should start, this is an example.

Mohammed Shami said that if the situation remains the same in the next two matches, then there is no need to make much changes, but if the wicket is dry or slow then the strategy can be changed.