Mohammed Shami has been a gun bowler for India in the longest format of the game. His skills in the third inning of the Test matches are just brilliant. He knows how to get the ball to reverse and create wicket-taking opportunities.
Shami is 32 years old and is surely not getting any younger. His pace has dropped down from the original speed at which he used to bowl. Also, the Indian pacer has started to be a bit wayward with his length in recent times.
If Jasprit Bumrah was fully fit, then it would have surely been Mohammed Siraj and him in the Indian playing XI. Bumrah’s fitness issues have given Shami a chance to end his career on a high by helping India win the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
The longest format of the game has started taking a toll on Shami’s body, and he is most likely to announce his retirement by the end of this year.