Mohammed Shami possesses a rare ability of landing the ball in an upright seam position every single time and no coach in the world can create such a fast bowling "artist", gushed India's bowling coach Paras Mhambrey.
After the game, Mhambrey pointed out the contrast in the batting conditions in both innings and said in a video posted by Olympics.com.
Gambhir had taken charge of the team in July and the team will be playing its first Test in his tenure.
Team India is in Cape Town intensively preparing for the match at Newlands, which begins on Wednesday. In a rigorous training session, players exhibited resilience, showcasing their determination to bounce back.
Zakir Hasan (100) and Najmul Hossain Shanto (67) frustrated the Indian bowers for the entire opening session but the visitors pulled back things in the next two sessions
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'Every team that's part of the tournament has worked its way up, has done something good and that's the reason they are here, and we take it like that.'
Paras Mhambrey will lead the side in the semi-final against Baroda from April 25 to 29.
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India's T20 World Cup campaign begins on June 5 against Ireland at the newly-constructed Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. India play Pakistan on June 9.
The 39 year-old has played 86 Tests, 117 ODIs and 44 T20Is for South Africa with a total of 544 international wickets.
Head coach Rahul Dravid on Thursday stated that he hasn't signed any papers regarding the length of his contract extension with Team India.
Ishant Sharma bowled full tilt at the National Cricket Academy with an aim to get fit for India's four-match Test series in Australia,
India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey believes that his bowlers conceded extra runs in the last 10 overs of the day.
With Australia completely dominating the proceedings on Day 1 of the WTC Final, many questioned why R Ashwin was picked in the playing XI.
Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the upcoming two-Test series in South Africa on fitness grounds
India were dealt a big blow ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup T20 after head coach Rahul Dravid tested positive for COVID-19 which has ruled him out of the upcoming Asia Cup T20.
Sunday's match would be just like any other for the cricketing maestro.
India skipper Hardik Pandya slammed the standard of pitches used in the ongoing series against New Zealand
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Indian cricketer Manoj Tiwary revealed his preference for Mohammad Shami over all-rounder Shardul Thakur in playing XI against Bangladesh in the ongoing World Cup.
Architect of India's six-wicket win over Australia, wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul has a solid all-round game and provides stability in the middle-order, said bowling coach Paras Mhambrey.
Ravichandran Ashwin has not travelled to England along with his team mates for the one-off 'fifth Test' after testing positive for COVID-19
'Unfortunately, I can't bring the boys up here, it is a bit too risky walking on those stones.'
'We in the dressing room know the value of a bowler's performance. According to me, Ashwin is one of the greatest match-winners of our country. He has won a lot of matches for us and has been a consistent performer.'
Shami has made himself undroppable with his performances against New Zealand and England.
'He devoted his entire life for the betterment of Mumbai cricket and cricketers.' 'Even when he left for the Elysian Fields, he was in harness as mentor/advisor to the MCA.' Hemant Kenkre mourns the passing of Mumbai cricket icon Milind Rege.
India's bowling coach Paras Mhambrey has dubbed the pitch used for the second Test as "very, very slow for batting" and criticised the West Indians for "not even trying" to play shots.
The Indian team had a gruelling nets session in Mohali as they prepared for Tuesday's opening game in the three-match T20I series against World Champions Australia.
Sairaj Bahutule will be Mhambrey's deputy while Vinayak Samant will keep wickets.
Skipper Paras Mhambrey lauded his players for the thumping semi-final victory over Baroda.
Rohit said he wanted to test India's bowling depth with an eye on the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.
Jasprit Bumrah has been away from the team due to back issues and Mhambrey said the team is missing his services.
The Mohammad Kaif-led Indian side is high on confidence as they take on South Africa in a four-day match.
Virat Kohli joined the national team's training session on Monday at the picturesque Arundel Castle Cricket Club.
It was an optional session at the Supersport Park but for India skipper Rohit Sharma, skipping the nets wasn't an option.
Upcoming spinner Atharva Ankolekar on Sunday dedicated his match-winning five-wicket haul in the Asia Cup Under-19 final to his late father, a former employee of Mumbai's public transport service who did night shifts for eight long years to help his son realise his dream.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are India's stormtroopers at home, tossing over opponents like pioneer dolls and their numbers validate their supremacy too.
If push comes to shove, Arshdeep looks a better bet than Umran.
Glimpses of the Indian and South African T20 teams as they practiced for today's first T20 game at the Arun Jaitley stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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