Be it be the picturesque Dharamshala or plains of Lucknow, Shami has moved the ball both ways and has been quick in outsmarting the batters to return with figures of 5-54 and 4-22 as India are now on a six-match winning streak in the tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
At the heart of Shami\u2019s superb showing has been his impeccable wrist position and the incredible seam positioning achieved by him putting in lots of hardwork combined with a never-ending passion to be the best in the fast-bowling business from his early years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cFor achieving perfection in anything, you have to put in lots of hardwork and the junoon (passion) has to be such that people are left wondering \u2018what if he goes mad?\u2019 When one puts in that level of hardwork for mastering a skill, then that perfection comes. For achieving the perfect seam position, he\u2019s put in a lot of hardwork.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cFrom the days he came under me, Shami used to take the ball home and while lying down on his bed at the night, he would keep throwing the ball on the opposite wall of his bedroom. He used to keep the wrist straight and do this drill for getting it right,\u201d says Badruddin Siddiqui, Shami\u2019s childhood coach, to IANS.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Such was Shami\u2019s quest for perfecting his wrist and seam position that it left his father worried, but not Badruddin. \u201cOnce his father took me to his house and showed me the wall in front of his bed which had become completely red with spots of ball. He was worried over Shami going mad about perfecting this aspect of his bowling.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI told him, \u2018When kids want to get something right in the game, then they do things like this to make it perfect and it will become advantageous in future.\u2019 Shami has worked very hard from the starting days. Today\u2019s kids don\u2019t focus much on these things \u2013 they feel it\u2019s just a small drill to straighten the wrist.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThey do a little work on it and then move on to things like bowling a cutter or towards trying other deliveries. But Shami is a type of bowler who didn\u2019t work much on other deliveries \u2013 he has worked a lot on his wrist position and it\u2019s this hardwork which has brought him where he is right now.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
At Lucknow, while ripping through England in the first power-play and in the later overs alongside Jasprit Bumrah, Shami reduced Ben Stokes to being a novice batter. He got some shape while bowling the good length balls to beat Stokes twice in his first four balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In his next over, he beat him twice again while not conceding a run on other deliveries in a spellbinding battle which culminated with Shami getting the ball to come in off the seam, and skid past Stokes towards the stumps.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWhen you are bowling on seam, a batter doesn\u2019t know whether the ball will come in or go away as anything can happen with deliveries like this. Most of the bowlers bowl on the seam once or twice, but Shami bowls mostly on the seam. Like, if it\u2019s a T20 game, then he will bowl on the seam nine out of ten times. Moreover, at Lucknow, it was the first time India bowled in the night.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWhen dew comes in, the ball starts to skid and it becomes difficult for many bowlers to bowl with the ball. But Shami does practice with the wet ball to prepare for a situation like this and due to that, it did seem like he was bowling at 150kmph. The speed was same \u2013 around 140kmph, but it looked like he was bowling at a great speed as the ball became fast after pitching and became a little different to view from the outside,\u201d adds Badruddin.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In both matches Shami has played in the World Cup, there\u2019s been a common thread which runs through is of rattling the batter\u2019s stumps, a sight which is the dream of every fast-bowler to achieve and for any cricket lover to witness live.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
At Dharamshala, Shami thrilled fans with the clean bowled dismissal thrice \u2013 Will Young was undone by a nip-backer, Mitchell Santner was sent packing by an inswinging yorker and Matt Henry\u2019s leg-stump was sent on a walk. At Lucknow, after rattling Stokes\u2019 stumps, forced Jonny Bairstow to chop on to his stumps, and shattered Adil Rashid\u2019s off-stump.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Siddiqui revealed the drill of bowling to a single wicket is behind Shami\u2019s relentlessness to get clean bowled dismissals frequently. \u201cWhenever you are bowling inswing or outswing, the aim is always that the ball has to finish at the wicket. Whatever inswing or outswing deliveries or even seam Shami bowls, it ultimately finishes at the wicket, which leads to bowlers like him mostly getting their wickets via clean bowled or lbw.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cHe doesn\u2019t get much caught behind wickets as his ball mostly tails in inside and with great control on the seam, you can bowl wherever you want in whatever ways. It is a skill which is rare in bowlers as it demands a huge amount of hardwork to get that desired control and Shami does that.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shami\u2019s figures in the ongoing World Cup make for an astonishing look - nine wickets at an economy rate of 4.47, with an average of 8.44. The question of batting depth meant Shami didn\u2019t get to play first four games, before a left ankle injury to Hardik Pandya got him in and he has now left a huge impact in the competition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cShami has played World Cups previously and his performance there has been great too. But this time around, it\u2019s a bit more special. Despite the way he had been performing, he didn\u2019t get to start in the first four matches.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI do feel he should have been there in the eleven from the start, but with the way he has performed in the last two games, everyone must have realised it was a mistake to leave him out of the playing eleven. When you use a world-class bowler like him, the team combination also becomes brilliant,\u201d concludes Badruddin.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/11\/mens-odi-wc-hardwork-passion-for-impeccable-wrist-position-bowling-out-batters-behind-shamis-superb-run.JPG", "alt_img": "Men\u2019s ODI WC: Hardwork & passion for impeccable wrist position, bowling out batters behind Shami\u2019s s", "alt_title": "Dharamshala : ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Match Between India And New Zealand", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Men\u2019s ODI WC: Hardwork & Passion For Impeccable Wrist Position, Bowling Out Batters Behind Shami\u2019s Superb Run On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Men\u2019s ODI WC: Hardwork & Passion For Impeccable Wrist Position, Bowling Out Batters Behind Shami\u2019s Superb Run, ODI World Cup: Despite missing out on playing India\u2019s first four matches of 2023 Men\u2019s ODI World Cup, Mohammed Shami.", "seo_keywords": "New Delhi, ODI World Cup, Mohammed Shami, New Zealand, Badruddin Siddiqui, But Shami, At Lucknow, Jasprit Bumrah, Ben Stokes, World Cup, At Dharamshala, Will Young, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Jonny Bairstow, Adil Rashid, Hardik Pandya, World Cups", "tag": "", "tagging": "New Delhi, ODI World Cup, Mohammed Shami, New Zealand, Badruddin Siddiqui, But Shami, At Lucknow, Jasprit Bumrah, Ben Stokes, World Cup, At Dharamshala, Will Young, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Jonny Bairstow, Adil Rashid, Hardik Pandya, World Cups", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "mens-odi-wc-hardwork-passion-for-impeccable-wrist-position-bowling-out-batters-behind-shamis-superb-run", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "1051", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2023-11-01 16:08:03", "updated": "2023-11-01 16:08:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "New Delhi, ODI World Cup, Mohammed Shami, New Zealand, Badruddin Siddiqui, But Shami, At Lucknow, Jasprit Bumrah, Ben Stokes, World Cup, At Dharamshala, Will Young, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Jonny Bairstow, Adil Rashid, Hardik Pandya, World Cups", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2023-11-01 16:08:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/mens-odi-wc-hardwork-passion-for-impeccable-wrist-position-bowling-out-batters-behind-shamis-superb-run-131512" }