In the context of India vs Australia, Dinesh Karthik described Mohammad Shamir as “the toughest bowler he has faced in the nets”.

Team India has one of the best bowling attacks in the entire globe. It was played on Days 1 and 3 of the inaugural Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia at Nagpur. In the first innings, Ravindra Jadeja was the best bowler, but in the second, Ashwin got a four-for. Additionally, India features a talented collection of fast bowlers who have helped the team succeed in international play. But who of them has been the toughest bowler for the Indian team?

In an interview with Cricbuzz for the “Rise of New India” event, veteran Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik referred to Mohammed Shami as the “toughest bowler” he has ever encountered. He claimed that even sports “legends” like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma “hated” to play Shami.

“Shami is characterised by suffering, if I were to put it into one word. He has been the hardest bowler I have ever faced in the nets during my career, and he has also occasionally bowled me out when I was playing. He hasn’t, however, made for an entertaining nets player to watch. I initially thought I was the only one experiencing this issue, so I spoke with two of the game’s giants, Kohli and Rohit, who both admitted they hated playing Shami “He spoke.

Karthik claims that Mohammed Shami is occasionally unlucky and equally dangerous due to the length of his bowling rather than only his “upright seam location.”

“What makes him so unique is that all of his skills, including his upright seam stance and natural length of 6 to 8 metres, come into play in net sessions when the two main forms of dismissal are caught behind or caught at slip. You can understand why he has had terrible luck over the years from the length of the sentence, which also demonstrates that he consistently outplays the batter without ever taking the wicket.

He claimed to have participated in international series where he frequently ended up being the worse bowler since he consistently receives the most beaten deliveries but never the corresponding number of wickets.

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