Ishant Sharma
Ishant Sharma Credits: Twitter

Indian Veteran Fast Bowler Ishant Sharma recollected his first memory of Mohammad Shami. The 22-year-old Shami was seen bowling in India nets straight away impressing then-senior bowler Ishant Sharma and former Indian captain MS Dhoni. Ishant described Shami bowling as being “very skiddy”.

Speaking to Cricbuzz, on their ‘Rise of New India’ show, veteran Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma said:

“I had heard of a bowler from the West Indies who had a lot of paces, meaning he was very skiddy. His run-up looks normal but he bowled with a lot of paces” Ishant said.

Mohammad Shami
Mohammad Shami Credits: Twitter

Ishant recalled Shami’s debut on his home ground Eden garden against West Indies, picking nine wickets in India’s win by an inning and 51 runs, and Shami is completely a different bowler now

“Then he made his debut in Kolkata. As far as I remember, he picked nine wickets and helped India win. So after that, we also became very good friends. When he was going through some personal turmoil, whatever had happened to him, I felt he needed support from someone outside and say to him, ‘What happened, happened. If you focus on cricket, maybe things will become okay’. Maybe that is why Shami is a different bowler now,” Ishant added.

Mohammad Shami Is The Toughest Bowler I Have Faced In The Nets – Dinesh Karthik

Indian Veteran Wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik named the fast bowler ‘Torture Shami’ and said that the Indian pacer was the toughest bowler he had faced in his career. Karthik said that the fast bowler was threatening to face not only him but also Indian legends Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

Speaking to Cricbuzz, The RCB batter explained how accurate was Shami with his line and length making it difficult for the batsman to play.

“If I have to use one word for Shami it will be ‘Torture Shami’. Because in my whole career, he is the toughest bowler I have faced in the nets, he has got me out a couple of times as well in the match. But he has been nasty to play in the nets. I thought I was the only one so then I asked Kohli, and Rohit and they are all legends of the game and they all said they hate playing Shami,” Karthik told Cricbuzz.