Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh):Mohammed Shami wreaked havoc in the ongoing game against New Zealand taking five wickets for 54 runs which included key scalps of Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell. However, along with bowling a brilliant spell, Shami also surpassed legendary leg-spinner Anil Kumble to become India's second-highest wicket-taker in the ODI World Cup history.
Shami kept the New Zealand batters on their toes all the time during his spell by bowling in the right areas. Shami, who represents Bengal in domestic cricket, now has 36 wickets from 12 World Cup matches at an average of 15.02 and a strike rate of 17.6. The best bowling figures by the bowler is 5/51 and his economy rate is 5.09.
Former India pacers Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath are joint top-rankers for India with 44 wickets in the history of the ODI World Cup. Zaheer took 23 games to achieve the feat while Srinath, who is now an ICC match referee, required 34 fixtures. Also, they are jointly seventh in the list of bowlers, who have taken the most wickets in the history of the World Cup.