(Fast Bowlers)

Mohammed Shami (India)

Mohammed Shami was adjudged as the ‘Man of the Series’ and he was truly unbelievable with his performance on this tour. He was given an opportunity in absence of Jasprit Bumrah as the team tried to figure the third seam-bowling option. Shami excelled with the new ball and also hit the right areas under pressure situations. He often picked up the wickets of crucial cogs in the opposition and bowled tight lengths.

Shami picked up 3, 1, 3 wickets in the first three ODIs respectively. Then, after being rested for the fourth ODI, he came back strong and picked another two wickets in the final game. In just the 29 overs that he bowled in the series, he picked up 9 wickets at an average of 15.33. He has now to a large extent made sure he will not miss out from the XI even when the team decides to play just two pacers.

Trent Boult (New Zealand)

Trent Boult wasn’t at his best in the initial three ODIs of the series. Those matches were played on batting tracks and the ball didn’t do much and thus Boult could just manage to pick three wickets. But when the conditions were on his side in the final two matches, he was just unstoppable and unplayable.

The left-arm fast bowler bowled an unbelievable spell in the fourth ODI. His five-wicket haul helped the Kiwis bowl the famed Indian batting line-up for a paltry 92 runs. He was again effective in the fifth ODI claiming three wickets in his first spell. Overall, he was the leading wicket-taker in the series with 12 scalps.