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Mohammed Shami Retirement Tribute
Mohammed Shami's fast bowling artistry leaves Test cricket poorer as he retires.
In brief
Mohammed Shami's fast bowling artistry leaves Test cricket poorer as he retires. Mohammed Shami retires after a career marked by poetic fast bowling that defined Indian Test cricket's peak. Originally reported by Sportstar.
Shami's bowling artistry
Mohammed Shami could make an over feel like an interrogation, one in which the batter was never entirely comfortable and the bowler was always asking another question.
“Mohammed Shami could make an over feel like an interrogation, one in which the batter was never entirely comfortable and the bowler was always asking another question.”
Shami's last Test moment
It is October 20, 2019. Day Two of the third Test between India and South Africa at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi.
Shami's impact on Indian cricket
Shami, along with Jasprit Bumrah and Umesh Yadav, kept India on the front foot with the ball in what was the team’s fast-bowling apogee.
Shami's retirement effect
Shami’s departure from the format makes that particular pleasure a little harder to come by.
The value of slow cricket
The rhythms of Test cricket today offer something that is increasingly difficult to find elsewhere: time to watch, time to wait, time to appreciate the small adjustments.
Shami's legacy
Watching Shami run in, walk back to his mark and prepare to do it all over again was its own kind of pleasure.
The takeaway
Mohammed Shami retires after a career marked by poetic fast bowling that defined Indian Test cricket's peak.
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