Player Profiles

Mohammed Shami – About | Style of Play

Full Name – Mohammed Shami Ahmed

Date of Birth – 3 September 1990

Birthplace – Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, India

Nationality – Indian

IPL Team – Punjab Kings

Salary as a Player – ?5 crore from BCCI, ?4.8 Crore from IPL

Net Worth – US$5 million

First International Appearance – 6 January 2013 v Pakistan (ODI)

 

ABOUT

Mohammed Shami is currently the fastest bowler India have in their roster and is quite effective with his reverse swings. Shami took time to get into the Indian team, but with solid performances both in and outside the Subcontinent the bowler has now cemented his place in the first team. His debut in Test cricket was the turning point in his career when he picked up a five-wicket haul against the West Indies in 2013.

As far as the T20 format is concerned, Shami plays for the Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League and is their main wicket-taker. Though Shami has featured for India in T20Is only 12 times, he has been included in the team for his consistent displays for the Punjab franchise.

 

STYLE OF PLAY

Shami is the fastest bowler in the Indian squad and constantly hits speed up to 150 mph. Not a great swing bowler, but he is effective with his pace and experience. Lately, he has also worked on his batting and can score valuable runs in the bottom order.

 

SPONSORS

Blitzpools – Blitzpools, a fantasy sports platform, signed Mohammed Shami and three other cricketers as its brand ambassadors in 2021.

 

Stanford (SF) – Mohammed Shami has also been associated with Stanford SF, the bat manufacturing unit.

 

BharatPe – In March 2020, Payment and lending network, BharatPe roped in 11 Indian national level cricket players – Mohammed Shami, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw, Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Shubhman Gill – as its brand ambassadors.

Staff

Recent Posts

UFC signs new Asia-focused deal with Pepperstone

Pepperstone joins as Official Partner The UFC has announced a new partnership with online forex…

14 hours ago

Crystal Palace teams up with Fost & Co.

Local partnership announced English football club Crystal Palace have announced a new partnership with Bromley-based…

14 hours ago

Australian Open extends Marriott Bonvoy deal

Multi-year extension announced Tennis Australia has announced a multi-year partnership extension with the Marriott Bonvoy,…

1 day ago

Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 | Australia v India 1st Test | Preview and Predictions

In this article, we present to you our preview and predictions for the first game…

1 day ago

Williams joins forces with Zoox

Zoox joins as Official Regional Partner British Formula One team Williams Racing have recently announced…

2 days ago

Spurs teams up with Dashing

Multi-year deal signed Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur have announced a new two-year partnership with…

2 days ago