Although Mohit Sharma has been lively, menacing and economical with the ball this world cup, he has been criticised by some quarters for being too slow.He blatantly adjudged this criticism unfair, something that every Indian pacer has to cope up with.
He said that people often ignore that 140 odd paced deliveries that the Indian pacers bowl and base their libel on the slowest of their deliveries.He also admitted that 135 odd pace from the pacers of other countries would be considered fast whereas the same pace from Indian pacers would be adjudged as slow.
He also exclaimed that as long as he was doing well with the bowl at his pace, he would be spared.But as soon as it would fail to be as effective, he would be harshly denigrated for being slow and ineffective, like they criticise all other Indian pacers.
Mohit Sharma has been working assiduously towards modifying his bowling action and gaining pace.Though Indian coach Duncan Fletcher and Skipper MS Dhoni have been primarily the ones to pitch the idea to him, he also accredits Australian Andy Bichel, his Chennai Super Kings coach, for assisting him in improving his bowling rhythm.He also added that Andy Bichel apprised him regarding the lines, lengths and the variations he could bowl to succeed at Australian conditions and he had been working on the same.
Although Mohit Sharma regards Dale Steyn as his hero, he accedes to the fact that he does not possess the perilous pace that intimidates batsmen but tries to introduce all the variations he possesses to outfox them while they are batting.
Mohit Sharma has brilliantly performed thus far in the world cup, scalping 5 wickets at an average of 16.40.
India take on the West Indies next and the bowlers have come up with definitive game plans to contain and dismiss Chris Gayle early in his innings to prevent collateral damage.