Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has been exceptional for Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 15th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Team India fast bowler will be leading Gujarat’s bowling attack when Hardik Pandya & Co. take on the mighty Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the first Qualifier of the IPL 2022 at the iconic Eden Gardens.
The strike bowler of the Pandya-led GT side can achieve a major milestone in the playoff stage of the IPL 2022. Shami needs three more wickets to complete a century of wickets in the cash-rich league. The GT pacer has bagged 97 wickets from 95 matches in the IPL. Interestingly, the former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pacer made his IPL debut against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in 2013. Shami can rewrite history against the same side by becoming the 18th bowler to complete 100 wickets in the celebrated tournament on Tuesday.
Released by Punjab Kings (PBKS) ahead of the 15th season of the cash-rich league, Pandya’s Gujarat Titans franchise had roped in pacer Shami at the mega auction. Pacer Shami had joined Gujarat Titans for a whopping sum of INR 6.25 crore at the mega auction. The Indian speed merchant has been right on the money for the Pandya-led side in the 15th season of the world’s richest T20 league.
Pacer Shami has bagged 18 wickets for Pandya and Co. in the league stage of the IPL 2022. The Indian fast bowler is the joint-highest wicket-taker for Gujarat this season. Both Shami and Rashid Khan have bagged 18 wickets in the league stage of the cash-rich league. The 31-year-old has played over 91 matches in domestic cricket’s biggest extravaganza- the IPL. Indian pacer Shami has plied his trade with KKR, PBKS and GT in the elite T20 league.
