Mohammed Shami has best SR among Indian bowlers

[Trichromatic]

Overall figures

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10
Mohammed Shami	2013-2018	30	58	5634	3180	110	5/28	9/118	28.90	3.38	51.2	3	0
R Ashwin	2011-2018	57	107	16515	7951	311	7/59	13/140	25.56	2.88	53.1	26	7
B Kumar	2013-2018	21	37	3348	1644	63	6/82	8/96	26.09	2.94	53.1	4	0
C Sharma	1984-1989	23	39	3470	2163	61	6/58	10/188	35.45	3.74	56.8	4	1
IK Pathan	2003-2008	29	54	5884	3226	100	7/59	12/126	32.26	3.28	58.8	7	2
UT Yadav	2011-2017	36	70	5898	3555	99	5/93	7/103	35.90	3.61	59.5	1	0
Z Khan	2000-2014	92	165	18785	10247	311	7/87	10/149	32.94	3.27	60.4	11	1
RA Jadeja	2012-2017	35	67	10102	3917	165	7/48	10/154	23.73	2.32	61.2	9	1
S Sreesanth	2006-2011	27	50	5419	3271	87	5/40	8/99	37.59	3.62	62.2	3	0
N Kapil Dev	1978-1994	131	227	27740	12867	434	9/83	11/146	29.64	2.78	63.9	23	2
J Srinath	1991-2002	67	121	15104	7196	236	8/86	13/132	30.49	2.85	64.0	10	1
KD Ghavri	1974-1981	39	69	7036	3656	109	5/33	7/120	33.54	3.11	64.5	4	0
ND Hirwani	1988-1996	17	28	4298	1987	66	8/61	16/136	30.10	2.77	65.1	4	1
BS Chandrasekhar	1964-1979	58	97	15963	7199	242	8/79	12/104	29.74	2.70	65.9	16	2
A Kumble	1990-2008	132	236	40850	18355	619	10/74	14/149	29.65	2.69	65.9	35	8
I Sharma	2007-2018	81	144	15600	8411	234	7/74	10/108	35.94	3.23	66.6	7	1
A Mishra	2008-2016	22	40	5103	2715	76	5/71	7/72	35.72	3.19	67.1	1	0
PP Ojha	2009-2013	24	48	7633	3420	113	6/47	10/89	30.26	2.68	67.5	7	1
Harbhajan Singh	1998-2015	103	190	28580	13537	417	8/84	15/217	32.46	2.84	68.5	25	5

[chapetmarunga]

we have so many sub 30 avg bowlers like Ashwin, Bhuvi, Jadeja & Shami. Probably Bumrah too can keep it <30 as he plays more.

Edited January 29, 2018 by chapetmarunga

[kira]

Lol Chetan sharma had an average of over 35 

No matter the era, the sharmas always suck 

[Gollum]

Ashwin's SR 53 !!! For a spinner that is other worldly.

[Ankit_sharma03]

shami is a wkt taker, even when he bowls pooorely he ends up taking few wkts

Old ball, new ball he can get u wkts anytime

 

In terms of skill he is easily our best bowler.

As we have emphasized before him being fit is very crucial for our chances in overseas 

[adi B]

Best bowler with the old ball ,runs through the side when he's on!

[express bowling]

Genuine wicket taker

 

SR of 51, bowling mostly in Asia, is superb  !

[ThePhenomenal1]

Needs to be a better 1st innings bowler. Thats when opposition can pile on runs, forcing india to play catchup.

 

he could run through sides but needs to improve on that aspect.

[Trichromatic]

5 minutes ago, express bowling said:

Genuine wicket taker

 

SR of 51, bowling mostly in Asia, is superb  !

It has been consistently improving only. In last 18 matches he has taken 63 wickets at avg of 23.50 and SR of 46.9.

 

Zak had similar run for 20 odd matches and he became Indian great with that.

[express bowling]

11 minutes ago, Trichromatic said:

It has been consistently improving only. In last 18 matches he has taken 63 wickets at avg of 23.50 and SR of 46.9.

 

Zak had similar run for 20 odd matches and he became Indian great with that.

 

Shami is a much improved test bowler after returning from surgery in 2016

[rkt.india]

Needed to be better with new ball. Seems to be struggling with new ball. New ball Wickets are more important if you want to win overseas.

[beetle]

Bk is third with SR 53 .

Not bad for someone who for a large part of his career has been known for economical spell. 

I hope he keeps  improving.

[King Tendulkar]

Interesting . As through most of this series Icf experts kept saying was finished  and shoudl be dropped !

[sandeep]

8 hours ago, beetle said:

Bk is third with SR 53 .

Not bad for someone who for a large part of his career has been known for economical spell. 

I hope he keeps  improving.

The one thing that's keeping Bhuvi from being truly elite is his inability to mop up the tail.  IIRC he often takes key top order wickets but isn't able to pick quick wickets in the tail.   Needs to work on that a bit, maybe use the yorker a bit more etc.

 

He's already averaging less than 20 runs a wicket since Jan 2016.  Imagine if he had been able to pick up a few more tailender wickets, his numbers would be ridiculous.  

[Deleted_User_1]

Sirji has an average of 23.73!

 

Fast track him to the England tour test team!! 

[SUMO]

4 wic/match indian fast bowler with under 30 avg is a dream for me.

Hope he can long way at current rate.

[New guy]

13 hours ago, sandeep said:

The one thing that's keeping Bhuvi from being truly elite is his inability to mop up the tail.  IIRC he often takes key top order wickets but isn't able to pick quick wickets in the tail.   Needs to work on that a bit, maybe use the yorker a bit more etc.

 

He's already averaging less than 20 runs a wicket since Jan 2016.  Imagine if he had been able to pick up a few more tailender wickets, his numbers would be ridiculous.  

Is it inability or that the captain has other option for the tail? For example both in test 1 and 3, he was brought in much later and took 2 wickets and 1 wicket respectively. By that time Bumrah and Shami had already taken most of the tail

[Straight Drive]

That's a brilliant achievement. Next step up is him being injury free for at least next 2 years.

[CoverDrive]

Such a great bowler when on form. When he was wrecking the tail in the third test it was a thing of beauty to see the ball release from his hand. He reminds me of Ryan Harris another bowler plagued with injuries. 

[sandeep]

3 hours ago, New guy said:

Is it inability or that the captain has other option for the tail? For example both in test 1 and 3, he was brought in much later and took 2 wickets and 1 wicket respectively. By that time Bumrah and Shami had already taken most of the tail

It's not just this series.  He does need to work on targeting the stumps more effectively for tailenders.