Are you satisfied with Shami's return?

[jf1gp_1]

Shami doesn't have any icc win. He lost ct17 then wc in 23, was injured for t20 wc. This is maybe his last shot. He isnt 100% fit that is clear but he will bowl on one leg if required to win this final.

[vvvslaxman]

25 minutes ago, jf1gp_1 said:

Shami doesn't have any icc win. He lost ct17 then wc in 23, was injured for t20 wc. This is maybe his last shot. He isnt 100% fit that is clear but he will bowl on one leg if required to win this final.

Last match Shami wanted to leave after his spell. Umpire did not let him. His fielding could be a liability as well. He got wickets. But i still think they have rushed him too soon. We need him for Test series. In BGT with his presence we could have even won the series

[Frustrated]

36 minutes ago, jf1gp_1 said:

Shami doesn't have any icc win. He lost ct17 then wc in 23, was injured for t20 wc. This is maybe his last shot. He isnt 100% fit that is clear but he will bowl on one leg if required to win this final.

He was not a part of the playing11 in CT17 Final (Though he was in the squad).  

[vvvslaxman]

I am a big fan of Shami the ODI bowler. But it was embarrassing to see him with protruding belly. He physicially looked like a 50 year old bowler in legend league. We have an image about Shami. This guy is only a shadow of him.  His selection almost cost us. Why didn't play Arshdeep?

[crictime]

The injury in 30's which lead to surgery takes its toll, especially for a pace bowler.

[jf1gp_1]

Well done Shami. Very happy for him.

[deathmonger]

Was not very good but he got his ICC trophy.

[deepdynamo]

Happy for Shami but should go gracefully now 

[vvvslaxman]

End of an era? What a champion bowler he was for us in 3 back to back world cups.  Harshit Rana replaces him. What a step down.

[Sooda]

21 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

End of an era? What a champion bowler he was for us in 3 back to back world cups.  Harshit Rana replaces him. What a step down.

 

Yep , all time great for India in tests and ODI 

 

 

[Sooda]

21 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

End of an era? What a champion bowler he was for us in 3 back to back world cups.  Harshit Rana replaces him. What a step down.

 

Yep , all time great for India in tests and ODI 

 

 

[vvvslaxman]

2 minutes ago, Sooda said:

 

Yep , all time great for India in tests and ODI 

 

 

 

Probably the top MVP In world cups for Indian history.

[deathmonger]

2 minutes ago, Sooda said:

 

Yep , all time great for India in tests and ODI 

 

 

Would have been the best Indian fast bowler if not for Bumrah.

 

Once having a fast bowler who averaged below 25 in ODIs and below 30 in tests seemed like a dream.

 

We got three - Shami, Bumrah and Siraj

[vvvslaxman]

2 minutes ago, deathmonger said:

Would have been the best Indian fast bowler if not for Bumrah.

 

Once having a fast bowler who averaged below 25 in ODIs and below 30 in tests seemed like a dream.

 

We got three - Shami, Bumrah and Siraj

In world cups Shami is still better

 

Top 5 world cup performers for India

 

1) Tendulkar

2) Rohit

3) Shami

4) Kohli

5) Yuvraj

[Suhaan]

22 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

End of an era? What a champion bowler he was for us in 3 back to back world cups.  Harshit Rana replaces him. What a step down.

If we had another Shami he would have been already playing regularly for India

Need to play all these at disposal more

This guy Harshit needs to shed a lot of weight

He's up and down in pace because of it

A young Avesh also suffered from it then due to excess t20s and easy money didn't feel the need to work hard on fitness and lost his pace forever

Edited October 5, 2025 by Suhaan

[vvvslaxman]

1 minute ago, Suhaan said:

If we had another Shami he would have been already playing regularly for India

Need to play all these at disposal more

This guy Harshit needs to shed a lot of weight

He's up and down in pace because of it

A young Avesh also suffered from it then due to excess t20s and easy money didn't feel the need to work hard on fitness and lost his pace forever

I will miss that impeccable seam presentation. Akash is the closest . But he is nowhere close to Shami in LOIs. 

[Lord]

pretty much done. 

 

We need a good pacer soon

[Gollum]

Happy that he was part of the CT winning team, deserved a WC but even a CT will do. 

 

Glad he wasn't part of NZ humiliation last year. Will bow out as the undefeated champion of home tests, fitting because he and Umesh were elite on SC tracks, no less than Steyn, Marshall, Akram.  

[singhvivek141]

Satisfied with his test returns, but little bit dis-satisfied with his ODI returns.

He could have achieved much more, had Kohli and Dhoni trusted him more in ODI's over Bhuvi.

Despite such a good avg and SR, he played only 108 ODI's, could have easily played close to 170-180 ODI's and would have atleast crossed Srinath's tally of highest wkt in ODI by an Indian pacer.

I still find it weird that Bhuvi has played more ODI's than Shami. Despite both making the debut in the series vs Pooks.

[Vk1]

10 hours ago, singhvivek141 said:

Satisfied with his test returns, but little bit dis-satisfied with his ODI returns.

He could have achieved much more, had Kohli and Dhoni trusted him more in ODI's over Bhuvi.

Despite such a good avg and SR, he played only 108 ODI's, could have easily played close to 170-180 ODI's and would have atleast crossed Srinath's tally of highest wkt in ODI by an Indian pacer.

I still find it weird that Bhuvi has played more ODI's than Shami. Despite both making the debut in the series vs Pooks.

Bhuvi's death bowling plus handy batting skills made it easy to pick him