By Nawaz Gohar
Indian fast bowler Mohammad Shami has given the credit of becoming a successful bowler to a great Pakistani bowler
And that bowler is no other legend Wasim Akram
Mohammad Shami says while playing in IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) …
… he had a chance to learn a lot from great Pakistani bowler Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram was associated with KKR as bowling coach
Mohammad Shami says for all his early life he saw Wasim Akram bowling on …
… TV but after joining KKR team he had a chance to learn from Wasim Akram
Mohammad shami says in begging he was shy to talk to Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram was aware of Mohammad Shami’s shyness and he himself talked to him
Mohammad Shami says Wasim Akram very early understood his bowling problems and guided him in the right direction
Advising young cricketers Mohammad Shami says if in your life you get a chance to learn …
… from such a senior player, don’t get shy and try to learn as much as possible
Remembering past days Mohammad Shami says he loved to watch Zaheer Khan’s bowling
However when Pakistani team was in action his favourite bowler was Wasim Akram
Mohammad Shami was born in Uttar Pradesh on 3rd September 1990
He made his Test debut in 2013 at Eden Gardens Kolkata against West Indies
In 49 Test matches Mohammad Shami has 180 wickets
Mohammad Shami made his ODI debut against Pakistan in 2013 at Delhi
He has 144 wickets in 77 ODIs
Mohammad Shami made his T20 International debut against Pakistan at Dhaka
In 11 T20 Internationals Mohammad Shami has 12 wickets
Mohammad Shami has played 72 first matches with 278 wickets
In T20 career Mohammad Shami has 91 wickets in 83 matches
Mohammad Shami’s current Test ranking is 15 while his ODI ranking is 24