Mohammed Shami Strikes On His First Ball Of Cricket World Cup 2023, Surpasses Anil Kumble For Big Feat

22.10.2023 - 15:25 sports.ndtv.com

Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has had a dream start to his Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign. The right-arm pacer, who warmed the bench during the first four matches of India, finally got a chance in the fifth game of the team - against New Zealand at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala.

Shami got off to a superb start as he took the wicket of Will Young. A short of length delivery from the pacer around off stump saw Young getting an inside edge on the ball that hit the stumps eventually.

With the dismissal, Shami also surpassed India's spin great Anil Kumble in the list of leading wicket-takers in the ODI World Cup history.

Before the game, Shami and Kumble both had 31 wickets each to their names at the tournament. Former pacers Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath are the Indian bowlers with most number of wickets (44 each) in the tournament.

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