Watch: Mohammed Shami's 'rescue act' in Uttarakhand goes viral

The 33-year-old tagged his post with a caption informing that the person was driving through a hilly road in Nainital when his car skidded off and rolled down a slope. The pacer added that since his car was tailing the vehicle that met with the accident, he, along with other occupants in his car, could rush to the person's rescue and pull him out of the vehicle.

Nainital: Much known for his ability to bail the team out of trouble with the bowl, India pacer's real life heroics in Uttarakhand's Nainital is earning him admiration from fans on social media.

The highest wicket-taker for India inthe World Cup 2023, Shami turned a 'do-gooder and a rescuer' on Saturday after he rescued a person, who met with an accident in the hill town. The speedster took to his official Instagram account to share a video of the rescue.

The 33-year-old tagged his post with a caption informing that the person was driving through a hilly road in Nainital when his car skidded off and rolled down a slope. The pacer added that since his car was tailing the vehicle that met with the accident, he, along with other occupants in his car, could rush to the person's rescue and pull him out of the vehicle. "He's so lucky, god gave him 2nd life. His car fell off a hill road near Nanital just in front of mine. We took him out very safely," Shami wrote on Instagram. The pacer, who has been rested for the ongoing five-match T20I series against Australia, is likely to be picked for the South Africa tour.

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Just after the team's loss to formidable Australia which went to the finals despite losing couple of early mathes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Indian dressing room where he embraced Shami's feat and lauded him, went viral. In a remarkable campaign that ended in the disappointment of the hosts finishing runners-up behind champions Australia, Shami took 24 wickets. The hosts, who went unbeaten in 10 matches preceding the final, came unstuck in the championship clash against the 'Baggy Greens'. His wickets came in just seven matches at an average of 10.70 and a strike rate of 12.20, with the best being 7/57 against New Zealand in the semi-final.

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