Mohammad Shami - Discussion Thread

Mohammad Shami is miles better than Ishant Sharma
 
Hope he fulfills the promise. Couldn't care less what he does in the ODI's. I want a world class fast bowler in Tests
 
Mohammed Shami Performance Watch

I have been watching Shami in recent times and to say I am blown away is an understatement.

Bhuvi took 5fer today and I am so happy for him but the way Shami was bowling.....just wow.

These days, he seems to hurry the batsmen, get more life out of the pitch and sometimes it feels like he is way too fast for the batsmen.

I feel if Shami stays fit, he is onto something.

This is some truly high class stuff.
 
I have been watching Shami in recent times and to say I am blown away is an understatement.

Bhuvi took 5fer today and I am so happy for him but the way Shami was bowling.....just wow.

These days, he seems to hurry the batsmen, get more life out of the pitch and sometimes it feels like he is way too fast for the batsmen.

I feel if Shami stays fit, he is onto something.

This is some truly high class stuff.

Every single ball was bowled with upright seam and 85mph+
 
These two (Shami & Bhuvi) should be our regular bowlers (at least for Tests). In that way we will have more chances to win Test Matches (with the Batting still not settled). I always told depending only on spinners won't give proper results! See in this test match the seamers gave advantage to India if otherwise this Test would have gone "draw" way or even India losing (if New Zealand batsmen saw off the spinners in this innings and then their pacers exploited the conditions).

Nice prospects for India in overseas Tests as well once the batting gets stabilized. Kohli's batting skills is more inclined towards T20/ODI chasing mode, he should start to enjoy accumulating runs without known targets, that is the only way to score more runs and be consistent in Test matches (a la sachin :)) )
 
Shami is one of the few genuine wicket-taking bowlers in the world today. A very underrated bowler.
 
Maybe not Tests yet, but top 3 in ODIs. His improvement has been quite rapid.

Wouldn't quite say top 3. Definitely India's best pacer in ODIs. In terms of world rankings, he's probably around top 20.
 
He is our most reliable pacer.

Always bowls his heart out. Shami bhai has a heart of gold.
 
Surely in Top 5 Pacers in Odi's and in Top 3-4 Pacers from Sub Continent in Odi's. Record & Strike Rate Speaks.

I disagree with the Top 5 pacers in ODIs. In subcontinent, yes.

IMO in subcontinent:
1. Amir (unplayable among Asian teams)
2. Mustafizur (Good young talent)
3. Wahab (Like Amir, only non-Asian teams play him well. Besides Australia.)
4. Shami
 
I disagree with the Top 5 pacers in ODIs. In subcontinent, yes.

IMO in subcontinent:
1. Amir (unplayable among Asian teams)
2. Mustafizur (Good young talent)
3. Wahab (Like Amir, only non-Asian teams play him well. Besides Australia.)
4. Shami

Since his comeback, Amir has 11 wickets at an average of 26.27. Mustafizur got 26 wickets at an average of 12.35 in 2015 (he hasn't played a match in 2016). But Amir is better than him for some unknown reason.

Shami got 19 wickets at an average of 20.63 last year (hasn't played a match this year). Wahab got 32 wickets at an average of 27.44 last year and 3 wickets at 110.33 this year.
 
I disagree with the Top 5 pacers in ODIs. In subcontinent, yes.

IMO in subcontinent:
1. Amir (unplayable among Asian teams)
2. Mustafizur (Good young talent)
3. Wahab (Like Amir, only non-Asian teams play him well. Besides Australia.)
4. Shami

In subcontinent fizz is ten times better bowler than a overrated bowler like amir. It's not even a competition. Lol :yk
 
Since his comeback, Amir has 11 wickets at an average of 26.27. Mustafizur got 26 wickets at an average of 12.35 in 2015 (he hasn't played a match in 2016). But Amir is better than him for some unknown reason.

Shami got 19 wickets at an average of 20.63 last year (hasn't played a match this year). Wahab got 32 wickets at an average of 27.44 last year and 3 wickets at 110.33 this year.

There's no clear cut opinion on this. Which is what you're trying to make. Everyone's eyes see differently. From what I've seen, Amir is better than Mustafizur and Shami. Shami is still good tho. But stats aren't everything.
 
In subcontinent fizz is ten times better bowler than a overrated bowler like amir. It's not even a competition. Lol :yk

On PP, Amir is underrated and Fizz is overrated. Around the world, Shami is underrated. Top 5 fast bowler from Asia and Top 15 fast bowler in ODIs.
 
Did U seriously bother to reply that post with stats? He considers Wahab as no 3 bowler from Asia in Odis, lol.......... Nuff said :uakmal
Against Asian teams. Especially Ban and SL. He averages 21 with an economy of 5 against them.
 
On PP, Amir is underrated and Fizz is overrated. Around the world, Shami is underrated. Top 5 fast bowler from Asia and Top 15 fast bowler in ODIs.


U can believe whatever u want. But that won't change the fact that fizz is miles ahead of Amir in both Odis and t20s. We all saw how he got thrashed around in last t20 world Cup. Yes that was t20 tournament not Odis, but even if it was an odi tournament I m pretty much certain that he would've received similar humiliating treatment by the batters.
 
BCCI is treating him good as well unlike before we realize the issues but still need to earth such pacers problem is fitness smart bowler though.
 
U can believe whatever u want. But that won't change the fact that fizz is miles ahead of Amir in both Odis and t20s. We all saw how he got thrashed around in last t20 world Cup. Yes that was t20 tournament not Odis, but even if it was an odi tournament I m pretty much certain that he would've received similar humiliating treatment by the batters.

If u want to debate Amir, go to an Amir thread. This is about Shami, India's best pacer.
 
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Yup hit a lot of balls in high 140's with fastest 151.2kph
 
I think he can over take Wab in about a year. What separates Wab from the rest are his big heart spells.
 
I hope Shami is being taken care off in these tense times I worry for him, decent talent
 
Shami is such an important asset to this side - always runs in hard, gives it his all and has a habit of picking up important wickets.
 
Among all current bowlers he and Bhuvnesh Kumar are India best hope for providing a role similar to Zaheer Khan.
 
What a fantatstic comeback after nearly a year long injury lay off. He's been excellent since the WI tour, running in hard, bowling 140+ consistently and giving us most crucial breakthroughs at critical junctures of the test.
 
Easily the best fast bowler right now, from Asia. Pace and Swing, what more could you ask for?
 
His stats don't do justice to how good he has been. With Umesh, Ishant and Bhuvi, this Indian pace attack looks quite decent.
 
Top performer ,I feel Dhoni extracted well from Shami also in LOI atleast but we need someone in the pipeline considering the fitness issue our bowlers have.
 
Quality pacer. Has the ability to go on and match Zaheer Khan, who is India's best ever pacer.

Amir, Riaz, Shami and Mustafizur are the best Asian pacers currently.
 
His stats don't do justice to how good he has been. With Umesh, Ishant and Bhuvi, this Indian pace attack looks quite decent.

Yeah. Well balanced bowling squad. Umesh's pace, Ishant's bounce and Bhuvi's swing. Put that all together and you get Shami.
 
Quality pacer. Has the ability to go on and match Zaheer Khan, who is India's best ever pacer.

Amir, Riaz, Shami and Mustafizur are the best Asian pacers currently.
What has Amir done in his career to prove he is the best Asian fast bowler?
 
What has Amir done in his career to prove he is the best Asian fast bowler?

Bowl better than the rest. Never said he's the best, read more carefully next time. Amir, Riaz, Shami and Fizz are all on the same level these days with each of them having strengths and weaknesses. No standout great bowler as of now.
 
I was wondering how Shami got so much reverse swing after 8 overs with the new ball. Now that i can think of it, i remember he bowled quite a few cross seam balls in the inital 2-3 overs and the 5th day pitch was a dry mars crater which roughed up the ball very very quickly. I was genuinely surprised.

Also, i think he is not tall enough so the ball kind of skids on to the batsman.
 
I was wondering how Shami got so much reverse swing after 8 overs with the new ball. Now that i can think of it, i remember he bowled quite a few cross seam balls in the inital 2-3 overs and the 5th day pitch was a dry mars crater which roughed up the ball very very quickly. I was genuinely surprised.

Also, i think he is not tall enough so the ball kind of skids on to the batsman.
Rahat Ali was reverse swinging the new ball in UAE.
 
I was wondering how Shami got so much reverse swing after 8 overs with the new ball. Now that i can think of it, i remember he bowled quite a few cross seam balls in the inital 2-3 overs and the 5th day pitch was a dry mars crater which roughed up the ball very very quickly. I was genuinely surprised.

Also, i think he is not tall enough so the ball kind of skids on to the batsman.

It was probably just conventional swing. Reverse swing as early as the 8th over of a test innings is unheard of.
 
It was probably just conventional swing. Reverse swing as early as the 8th over of a test innings is unheard of.

I can bet it was reverse swing. I am telling you, the ball had already worn like crazy on one side. The ball to root was swinging in very late. The shiny side was too shiny and the rough side was clearly visible. Wish I could share a gif or something. I was also unsure but my doubts were confirmed when I read the same in an article on CI.
 
Bowl better than the rest. Never said he's the best, read more carefully next time. Amir, Riaz, Shami and Fizz are all on the same level these days with each of them having strengths and weaknesses. No standout great bowler as of now.
Shami is arguably the standout.

Amir has no strengths. Pace is average. No swing and doesn't bowl an attacking line.
 
Quality pacer. Has the ability to go on and match Zaheer Khan, who is India's best ever pacer.

Amir, Riaz, Shami and Mustafizur are the best Asian pacers currently.

It's between Shami and Mustafizur.

Amir has done nothing of note since his return, massive oversight to include him alongside Mustafizur and Shami who have both had stand out performances in major tournament scenes or series wins.

Wahab is too inconsistent, in tests he has a leg up on Mustafiz only for the fact that the kid has barely even played tests at this level.
 
In LOI mustafiz is the boss of any SC bowlers right now. No comparison. Amir ud be next by far distance.

In test none of SC bowlers are great (even at rabada level) and mustafiz didn't play much.
 
I disagree with the Top 5 pacers in ODIs. In subcontinent, yes.

IMO in subcontinent:
1. Amir (unplayable among Asian teams)
2. Mustafizur (Good young talent)
3. Wahab (Like Amir, only non-Asian teams play him well. Besides Australia.)
4. Shami

Biased post.
ODI
1. Fizz (Best without doubt)
2. Shami
3. Amir (overhyped like best in the world ATG and did nothing)
4. xyz of India
5. Wahab (wasted and inconsistent)
 
Why aren't people including Dhammika Prasad while talking about the top asian pacers?

Thought he had a very good series against India and Pakistan at home.
 
Why aren't people including Dhammika Prasad while talking about the top asian pacers?

Thought he had a very good series against India and Pakistan at home.

Very underrated bowler. Bowls with good pace and can move it around. He also won Sri Lanka the test series in England at the 11th hour with some quality short pitched bowling.
 
Why aren't people including Dhammika Prasad while talking about the top asian pacers?

Thought he had a very good series against India and Pakistan at home.

Since then he has had lots of injury problems and has hardly played any test cricket.
 
'Shami among top three pacers in the world'

PALLEKELE: If he was not beating the bat with his unplayable outswingers, he was terrorising them with bouncers.

In a memorable performance, Mohammad Shami, firing in 'thunderbolts' at 146 kmph, took 5/49 in the game. In fact, so good was India's new-ball pair, with the equally quick Umesh Yadav at the other end that the Lankans could have been thought they were playing on the seaming, green tracks in England, as Lankan skipper Dinesh Chandimal said.

"The first spell by (Mohammad) Shami and Umesh (Yadav) was brilliant. At one point, we thought as if we were playing in England," complimented Lankan skipper Dinesh Chandimal.

Taking 10 wickets in three Tests at 17.70, Shami, and to an extent Yadav, provided exactly the kind of new-ball performance which skipper Virat Kohli wanted from him - to soften up batsmen before the spinners came into play.

Having faced the likes of Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Dale Steyn and Mohammad Amir, Kohli knows a thing or two about serious pace. "I certainly rate Shami in the top three, for sure, because of his wicket-taking ability, and the kind of impact he has on games.

"When he makes up his mind to come out and give it his 120 percent, then he can bowl like this -145, 140 clicks on a regular basis and troubling the batsmen. It is not just reckless bowling," praised Kohli. Not many Indian pacers, barring Javagal Srinath and Zaheer Khan, have been spoken about that highly by a top-class batsman in world cricket.

"He's a quality bowler. He has all the ingredients of becoming a consistent world-class bowler, provided the fitness factor can be maintained and hopefully he is not hampered with any more injuries. He is a very valuable bowler for us and when he is on song, it's delightful to watch. We all really enjoy standing on the field and watching him bowl like that, he is very special," gushed the Indian captain about his premier pace bowler.

While the world is awed by the skills and pace of Pakistan's Amir or South African ace Kagiso Rabada, Shami too counts himself in as someone whom a lot of batsmen in the world would rather not face.

Clearly, India need to preserve this 26-year-old, who could be the main weapon overseas. Considering Shami's wobbly knees -he found it difficult to even walk while recuperating from an injury last year -India are doing well to not play him in limited overs cricket.

It's not often that you find an Indian pacer breaking stumps, bones and hurrying the fearful batsmen into their shots. Shami's graduation into a world-class fast bowler might just bring India a bit more joy next year, when they travel outside Asia for tougher ventures.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-pacers-in-the-world/articleshow/60068386.cms
 
PALLEKELE: If he was not beating the bat with his unplayable outswingers, he was terrorising them with bouncers.

In a memorable performance, Mohammad Shami, firing in 'thunderbolts' at 146 kmph, took 5/49 in the game. In fact, so good was India's new-ball pair, with the equally quick Umesh Yadav at the other end that the Lankans could have been thought they were playing on the seaming, green tracks in England, as Lankan skipper Dinesh Chandimal said.

"The first spell by (Mohammad) Shami and Umesh (Yadav) was brilliant. At one point, we thought as if we were playing in England," complimented Lankan skipper Dinesh Chandimal.

Taking 10 wickets in three Tests at 17.70, Shami, and to an extent Yadav, provided exactly the kind of new-ball performance which skipper Virat Kohli wanted from him - to soften up batsmen before the spinners came into play.

Having faced the likes of Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Dale Steyn and Mohammad Amir, Kohli knows a thing or two about serious pace. "I certainly rate Shami in the top three, for sure, because of his wicket-taking ability, and the kind of impact he has on games.

"When he makes up his mind to come out and give it his 120 percent, then he can bowl like this -145, 140 clicks on a regular basis and troubling the batsmen. It is not just reckless bowling," praised Kohli. Not many Indian pacers, barring Javagal Srinath and Zaheer Khan, have been spoken about that highly by a top-class batsman in world cricket.

"He's a quality bowler. He has all the ingredients of becoming a consistent world-class bowler, provided the fitness factor can be maintained and hopefully he is not hampered with any more injuries. He is a very valuable bowler for us and when he is on song, it's delightful to watch. We all really enjoy standing on the field and watching him bowl like that, he is very special," gushed the Indian captain about his premier pace bowler.

While the world is awed by the skills and pace of Pakistan's Amir or South African ace Kagiso Rabada, Shami too counts himself in as someone whom a lot of batsmen in the world would rather not face.

Clearly, India need to preserve this 26-year-old, who could be the main weapon overseas. Considering Shami's wobbly knees -he found it difficult to even walk while recuperating from an injury last year -India are doing well to not play him in limited overs cricket.

It's not often that you find an Indian pacer breaking stumps, bones and hurrying the fearful batsmen into their shots. Shami's graduation into a world-class fast bowler might just bring India a bit more joy next year, when they travel outside Asia for tougher ventures.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-pacers-in-the-world/articleshow/60068386.cms

Was always quality bowler and its great to watch him bowl , his seam position ,the way he nips & his bouncers are quite accurate & skiddy.Great bowler and i agree he is in top 3 for tests & odis in world currently.
 
India pacer Mohammed Shami says his love for cricket helped him battle the off field problems that pegged him back a few months ago as he made an impressive comeback in the ongoing first Test against England at Edgbaston.

On the opening day of the first Test here, Shami took 2/64 while R Ashwin returned with figures of 4 for 60 to help India keep England to 285/9.

It was a fine return for the 28-year-old Shami, who was accused of domestic violence and extra-marital affair by his wife few months back. He also sustained injuries after being involved in an accident and later missed the one-off Afghanistan Test after failing the Yo-Yo test.

“(The tour of) South Africa was a long time ago and there have been some off field issues after that. I had to fight a lot in between but my effort was that I have to keep doing what I love most and what is most important to me (cricket),” Shami said.

“I wanted to just keep doing my job and then see what happens to the rest of the stuff in my life. Whatever difficulties I face, first I wanted to play cricket and keep doing it. The result is in front of us.”

Shami, who was India’s highest wicket-taker with 15 scalps in the 2-1 loss to South Africa, said he was satisfied with his and team’s efforts on the field on the opening day.

“As a bowling unit and as an individual I am very happy today. This is the thing I have worked hard for and we have been able to bring it forward successfully,” he said.

“There are ups and downs in life and in your family. But when playing for your country there is a responsibility and when you do that job properly, I think that’s the best thing. So I am very happy with today.”

Joe Root struck his 41st Test half-century and put on 105 runs with Jonny Bairstow. Things were going fine until the third session when England collapsed from 216/3 to 285-9, losing six wickets for 69 runs.

It was the 63rd over of the innings when Virat Kohli’s direct throw ran out Root and that changed the momentum as England lost three wickets for eight runs in the next 25 balls.

“In the morning the wicket was a little slower and there was hard work for sure. On such wickets we have to maintain good line and length all day. It was a little tough initially because it was slow and a little damp. We didn’t do anything extra during those overs,” Shami said.

“Initially when you bowl on such wickets here you get an idea how it will behave and what you need to keep doing. So there weren’t many changes in our approach during the day but we tried to control line and length through the day, and tried not to give any width,” he added.

Shami said the pacers gelled well with the lone spinner and they did not feel the need for a second spinner.

“If you see in a Test match, there is a lot of time and you can come back if there is a good partnership. You bowl according to the wicket and batsmen, so as a captain or as a bowler, you get to think,” he said.

“You can assess situation as per the wicket, and that’s how you choose your bowling unit and then work on the basis of that. So you cannot say that we missed or will miss an extra spinner.

“We have to believe in the team selection and fight with the same group of bowlers, instead of thinking what you don’t have,” said Shami.

Shami also heaped praise on Ashwin (4/60) for registering his best figures in Test cricket across South Africa, England and Australia.

“He bowled very well today. Usually in English conditions, you see fast bowlers doing well. For a spinner to come early in the spell and do so well, it gave us confidence too,” Shami said.

“Overall the fast bowlers did well and he combined well with us. So we didn’t miss the second spinner as we had experience on our side and it can be seen in the results.”

Shami said playing together in the last few oversees tours has helped the team to produce a quality bowling unit. “Even when you are not able to take wickets, you dry up the runs. Ashwin bowled well from one end while the runs stopped from the other end to create pressure and the wickets came in the end,” he said.

“This is the quality of our bowling unit which we have gained after playing two or three successive tours together. We are very happy as a bowling unit.”

http://www.cricketcountry.com/news/...shami-on-overcoming-off-field-problems-731497
 
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Only Indian bowler who can do well in all conditions. Umesh must improve on green pitch and learn to seam/swing more.
 
Did Shami hide his age?

In shocking news, Indian Cricketer Muhammad Shami's wife believes he's hidden his age

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...s-a-shocking-claim-of-fraud-in-his-age/263536


New Delhi: India's embattled fast bowler Mohammed Shami bowled clinically in England's slip to 287 all out in the first Test at Edgbaston on Wednesday. Shami, who finished with 3/64, revealed that his love for the game helped him through the tough times. However, estranged wife Hasin Jahan made a shocking claim on Thursday on Shami's fraud age. Hasin posted an array of photographs of Shami's official documents on Facebook - Class 10 marksheet, Class 12 marksheet, driving license, voter-ID card and chequebook - all in a bid to display the fraud in his age. Shami's date of birth is March 9, 1990, implying his age to be 28 years. However, his class 10 marksheet and driving license has different figures mentioned on it. While, the date of birth on the marksheet is January 3, 1984, the same on the driving license is May 5, 1982 implying his age to be 34, 36 respectively. There is a third marksheet which shows the date of birth as September 3, 1990. The year of birth is same as per his information on BCCI.

Meanwhile, Shami, who spearheaded India's pace attack against England in the first Test that fetched him two wickets on the first day and the remaining wicket on the second morning, opened up about his tough times after day one. "(The tour of) South Africa was a long time ago and there have been some off-field issues after that. I had to fight a lot in between but my effort was that I have to keep doing what I love most and what is most important to me (cricket)," he said."There are ups and downs in life and in your family. But when playing for your country there is a responsibility and when you do that job properly, I think that's the best thing. So I am very happy with today," Shami added.
 
No way does he look 28 does Shami.

Not sure how he slipped through the crank, Indian cricket has not had this age issue with anybody else.
 
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Expecting his reverse swing come back to its old magic, we are badly missing it, as tailenders and lower order of England took game away from us both times.
 
Does Shami really looks like a 28 year old?

I have always seen him huffing and puffing and running around like an old man whenever he is bowling or fielding. His fitness always looked suspect and just recently i came across this image.

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His birth year written in this image is 1982 which makes him a 36 year old. Also, on further research i found that even his wife has accused him of fudging and lying about his age.

How is this guy getting away like that with faking his age? I mean one might understand a 2 years difference but this is an 8 year difference from his age taken from google.
 
I have always seen him huffing and puffing and running around like an old man whenever he is bowling or fielding. His fitness always looked suspect and just recently i came across this image.

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His birth year written in this image is 1982 which makes him a 36 year old. Also, on further research i found that even his wife has accused him of fudging and lying about his age.

How is this guy getting away like that with faking his age? I mean one might understand a 2 years difference but this is an 8 year difference from his age taken from google.

He’s clearly in his mid 30s, a lot of South Asian crickets fake their age, some may do it by 2 years and some by 8, it’s not just Shami.
 
Shoaib was hitting 150 in his late 30s, it’s possible to bowl at that pace in your mid to late 30s but I don’t know what Shami’s real age is but he’s clearly not 28
 
Shoaib was hitting 150 in his late 30s, it’s possible to bowl at that pace in your mid to late 30s but I don’t know what Shami’s real age is but he’s clearly not 28

He most certainly was not. Shoaib's peak was from 2000-05. After he crossed 30, his pace dropped and he rarely, if ever hit 150ks after that.
 
No way does he look 28 does Shami.

Not sure how he slipped through the crank, Indian cricket has not had this age issue with anybody else.

Yeah he doesn't look 29 for sure. But I thought BCCI does that bone aging test for players nowadays. What happened here?
 
Shami is barred from bowling more than 15 overs!!

Indian seamer Mohammed Shami has been allowed to play the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match for Bengal against Kerala starting from Tuesday at Eden Gardens by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) but on one condition – he will be allowed to bowl 15 overs per innings, with a “grace” of not more than two or three overs, according to a report by Cricbuzz.

With the pacer selected in India’s squad for the Test series against Australia starting next month, the BCCI has put forth the condition to ensure he remains fit for the series. The report adds that the BCCI has directed the Bengal team management to send a fitness and workload report of the bowler to the board physio after the end of each day’s play during the Ranji match.

The conditions ensued on Shami have been accepted by the Bengal team, and the right-armer has been included in the 16-member squad announced on Friday. After the selection committee meeting at the Cricket Association of Bengal on Friday, Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary welcomed the seamer in the squad.

“India obviously comes first and we have to respect what the BCCI has said,” he was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz. The captain added that 15 overs are more than enough for the bowler to inflict some damage on the opposition. “I don’t think he (Shami) will need so many overs. We are confident about his ability and with the type of result-oriented pitch we are planning to play on in this match, I believe he will do the job along with the other bowlers,” he said.

With the 3-match T20I series against Australia set to begin from November 21, Indian cricket team has already reached Australia. The Test series between the two teams will begin from December 4, with the first Test set to take place in Adelaide.

https://indianexpress.com/article/s...ophy-overs-bengal-india-vs-australia-5451246/
 
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Shami is barred from bowling more than 15 overs per innings I ranjit game by BCCI to preserve his fitness for Aus tour. Though ingenious decision it feels like bending rules of cricket.
https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/m.cr...nings-in-ranji-trophy-australia-vs-india-2018
Is their a precedent for it?

Why not? This is exactly what a lot of PPers want the IPL to do - limit the number of games played by the pacers so as to avoid injuries before the WC.

But now that it's happening in a FC game before India's most important tour, suddenly we are in murky waters? Why?
 
Indian seamer Mohammed Shami has been allowed to play the Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match for Bengal against Kerala starting from Tuesday at Eden Gardens by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) but on one condition – he will be allowed to bowl 15 overs per innings, with a “grace” of not more than two or three overs, according to a report by Cricbuzz.

With the pacer selected in India’s squad for the Test series against Australia starting next month, the BCCI has put forth the condition to ensure he remains fit for the series. The report adds that the BCCI has directed the Bengal team management to send a fitness and workload report of the bowler to the board physio after the end of each day’s play during the Ranji match.

The conditions ensued on Shami have been accepted by the Bengal team, and the right-armer has been included in the 16-member squad announced on Friday. After the selection committee meeting at the Cricket Association of Bengal on Friday, Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary welcomed the seamer in the squad.

“India obviously comes first and we have to respect what the BCCI has said,” he was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz. The captain added that 15 overs are more than enough for the bowler to inflict some damage on the opposition. “I don’t think he (Shami) will need so many overs. We are confident about his ability and with the type of result-oriented pitch we are planning to play on in this match, I believe he will do the job along with the other bowlers,” he said.

With the 3-match T20I series against Australia set to begin from November 21, Indian cricket team has already reached Australia. The Test series between the two teams will begin from December 4, with the first Test set to take place in Adelaide.

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Good, kohli has really changed bcci's stance on fast bowlers, good to see bcci taking care of our best bowler in tests.
The series in Australia will decide what they are truely made of.
 
What a spell from Shami!

Great 5 wicket haul. Could still pick a few more wickets.
 
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