‘Double hundred is a unique quantity’ – Rohit Sharma lauds Mohammed Shami for choosing up 200 Check wickets

Mohammed Shami, on Tuesday, December 28, become the eleventh Indian bowler to pick out up 200 wickets in Check cricket. The speedster completed the feat after he picked up a five-wicket haul in India’s opening Check in opposition to South Africa on the SuperSport Park in Centurion. Shami may be the 5th Indian pacer to the accomplishment after Kapil Dev, Ishant Sharma, Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath.

On Day 3 of the continued Check, Shami made positive that India accumulated a mammoth lead of 130 runs of their first innings. The pacer were given the prized wickets of Aiden Markram, Keegan Petersen, Temba Bavuma, Wiaan Mulder and Kagiso Rabada, and driven the Proteas at the backfoot. At the again of his spell, India bowled Dean Elgar and Co. out for 197 in 62.3 overs.

Within the period in-between, Crew India’s ODI and T20I skipper, Rohit Sharma, lauded Shami for choosing up 200 wickets within the purest structure of the game. Sharma used to be named the vice-captain of the Check crew, however he couldn’t participate after maintaining a hamstring damage all through a coaching consultation in Mumbai.

Whilst showering praises on Shami, Rohit took to Twitter and write, “Double hundred is a unique quantity.” So far as double loads are issues, Rohit has 3 of them to his title in ODI cricket, having scored them in opposition to Australia and Sri Lanka. Again in October 2019, the 34-year-old additionally racked up a Check double ton in opposition to the Proteas in Ranchi.

Rohit Sharma’s tweet

Double hundred is a unique quantity 😉 #200 👏

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) December 28, 2021

Shami, within the period in-between, after taking the fifer, expressed gratitude to his father. The seamer praised him for supporting him via thick and skinny all through his profession. He additionally talked concerning the laborious paintings he has needed to installed to scale new heights in global cricket.

“My father merits a large number of credit score for who I’m presently and I’m presently. As a result of I’m from a space the place it doesn’t have many amenities, it’s a unique feeling to get a 5-wicket haul and a lot of laborious paintings required,” Mohammed Shami used to be quoted as pronouncing after the day’s play.

India are smartly and really at the driving force’s seat within the Centurion Check, having taken a lead of 146 runs with 9 wickets left of their 2d innings.