ODI World Cup 2023: Mohammed Shami jerseys sold out around Eden Gardens ahead of India vs South Africa clash
Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has so far collected 14 wickets in just three matches in the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023 tournament.
New Delhi: The Rohit Sharma-led Indian side arrived at the Kolkata airport on Friday ahead of their match against South Africa in the 2023 ODI World Cup at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on October 5. Ahead of the big clash, fast bowler Mohammed Shami’s jersey is sold out around the cricket stadium. The Indian pacer will receive huge support from fans during the match against the Temba Bavuma-led team.
The Indian right-arm pacer has been in sensational form in the ongoing prestigious tournament. Shami is India’s second highest wicket-taker so far after Jasprit Bumrah.
The pacer has collected 14 wickets in just three matches so far. The Indian speedster also became India’s highest wicket-taker in the tournament, surpassing Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath to become India’s highest wicket-taker in the history of the ODI World Cup.
According to the Express report, all of Mohammed Shami’s jerseys have sold out around Eden Gardens. This is the situation in Asia’s largest sporting goods market, where the Indian pacer jersey is out of stock.
The craze for Shami among the local cricket fans is also high as he has only played domestic cricket for Bengal and currently he is in great form during the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023.
Shami was dropped for the first four matches of the tournament, but he was recalled to the team for the match against New Zealand, and he grabbed the opportunity with both hands, taking 5/54 to help India win the match.
He followed that up with another impressive performance against England, scoring 4/22. He then saved his best for the final and took a five-wicket haul for just 18 runs against Sri Lanka to help India win the match by a record margin of 302 runs.
India’s campaign in the ongoing Cricket World Cup suffered a major blow after star all-rounder Hardik Pandya was ruled out of further participation in the tournament. The star all-rounder had hurt his left ankle while bowling during India’s World Cup match against Bangladesh in Pune.
The 30-year-old will now miss the remainder of India’s World Cup campaign after failing to recover in time, an ICC press release said.
His place in the Indian squad will be taken by Prasidh Krishna, the fast bowler who was added to the squad after being cleared by the tournament’s Event Technical Committee on Saturday.
India’s updated squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav