The current generation of Indian fast bowlers has been widely regarded as the best ever in the team’s history based on the success they have tasted consistently across the world. Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav have proved to be a tough nut to crack and the likes of Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur and T Natarajan have only added more depth to their fast bowling reserves.
Shami has credited part of the success to the complete freedom the bowlers have enjoyed under the captaincy of Virat Kohli who backs their plans to the hilt. “Virat has always supported and given freedom to bowlers. He always asks us about our plans first. He only gives his inputs once our plan fails,” Shami told Cricbuzz.
He further added that Kohli never puts the bowling unit under undue pressure and in fact acts like he’s a childhood friend. “As far as our fast bowling goes, Kohli has never put us under pressure. It’s never feel like you are standing in front of Virat Kohli. He acts like a childhood friend,” Shami said.
However, the 30-year-old did add that there are times when Kohli loses his cool but that’s only for the benefit of the team and is something nobody minds. “Sometimes he (Kohli) gets very funny, sometimes he gets aggressive. That we don’t mind. We are all playing for the country. He gives us complete freedom to do execute our plans. No captain will give you so much freedom,” Shami said.
