Life has often dragged him down but the cricketer, with his 14-wicket haul in three matches in the ongoing ICC Men's ODI World Cup, has once again shown he knows how to rise back up
Mohammed Shami of India poses after taking five wickets following the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 between India and Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium on November 02, 2023 in Mumbai, India.
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Highway 85 in Saudi Arabia is considered as the longest straight road in the world. But when the ball leaves Mohammed Shami’s hand, it looks straighter than the lane markings on that road.
“Shami has the best seam position in world cricket,” former Indian bowling coach Bharat Arun said at a press conference in 2019. Many other former cricketers and experts often term Shami’s seam position as “perfect”.