India Star Pacer Mohammed Shami In Running For Arjuna Award

India’s skilled speedster Mohammed Shami is within the working to obtain the Arjun Award based on sources. Shami’s identify has been beneficial for this 12 months’s prestigious Arjuna award by the choice committee after his spectacular efficiency within the cricket World Cup 2023. According to sources, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made a particular request to the Sports Ministry as earlier, Shami’s identify was not current on the checklist. Arjuna Award is the second-highest sporting honour. The 33-year-old was sensational for the Men in Blue all year long. The right-arm pacer continued his golden run within the World Cup into November.

He bagged 15 wickets at a mean of 12.06 with an financial system price of 5.68. Overall, he completed because the main wicket-taker of the 2023 Cricket World Cup, with 24 wickets to his identify from merely seven innings.

Among his spotlight efforts, this month was a shocking 5/18 in opposition to Sri Lanka at Wankhede. Already underneath strain in a 358-run chase, Shami’s arrival on the finish of the primary Powerplay spelt the top for Sri Lanka. In his 5 overs, he batted by means of their center and decrease order.

A centered 2/18 aided within the demolishment of South Africa at Eden Gardens. The fast bowler, nonetheless, shone within the semi-final in opposition to New Zealand.

Shami, who was the main wicket-taker within the match, was exceptionally spectacular contemplating that he did not even play for the staff when the season started.

After lacking his staff’s first 4 video games, Shami emerged as a star bowler, claiming 24 wickets at a mean of simply 5.26 and 10.70.

Only 4 gamers within the historical past of the boys’s sport – Lasith Malinga (56), Mitchell Starc (65), Muttiah Muralitharan (68), and Glenn McGrath (71), have taken extra wickets within the Cricket World Cup than Shami (55), with Shami’s returns occurring in ten fewer matches than any of the gamers above him on the checklist.

Shami is prone to return to on-field motion for India of their upcoming two-match Test collection in opposition to South Africa. The first Test shall be a boxing day conflict on December 26 in Centurion. The second shall be performed on January 3 in Cape Town.

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