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Mohammed Shami Wants to Mentor Young Pace Bowlers Before Retiring
By SMCS - May 16, 2021 8:06 pm
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Indian speedster Mohammed Shami is preparaing for the upcoming tour of England with the IPL 2021 being suspended for an indefinite period with immediate effect as well. However, he is ome of the key players of India across formats and now he hopes to impart the knowledge to the upcoming youngsters as well.

Mohammed Shami
Mohammed Shami

“‘It comes automatically as after being in international cricket for so many years, I would like to share any input that the youngsters may want. I am not going to play forever, so it will be great if I can pass on something to the youngsters,’’ Shami told Gulf News in a recent interview.

Notably, Team India have had a stunning time in the longer format of the game in recent times that began with the tour of Australia. They registered a series win there and then at home, they defeated England 3-1 and are now the top-ranked Test team in the world as well.

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However, India will take on New Zealand in the final of the inaugural ICC World Test Championship next month before playing against England in a five-match Test series as well. And, Mohammed Shami said that the team has the capability to do well on English soil as well.

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Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami

“We have played some extraordinary cricket in recent times as an unit and naturally, the confidence level is high on the eve of our departure for England. If we can reproduce some of the form which we did over last six months, I am confident it will be a great summer for us,” Shami further added.

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“See, there is no point in planning too much as certain things are not in our control. Who would have thought that the pandemic would virtually destroy two years of our lives – hence I prefer to take it by each series or tournament as the case may be,” Mohammed Shami concluded.