London, July 13 (UNI) After winning the T20I series 2-1, India began their ODI series against England with an emphatic 10-wicket victory at The Oval. The chief architects of the win were the fast bowlers, with Jasprit Bumrah’s fiery spell of 6-19 taking the top honors, followed by 3-31 from Mohammed Shami and 1-26 from Prasidh Krishna as England were bowled out for just 110 in 25.2 overs.
During the match, Shami also became the fastest Indian bowler to take 150 ODI wickets, reaching the landmark in 80 matches, sur- passing the previous fastest Indian record held by Ajit Agarkar in 97 ODIs.
Overall, Shami also became the third joint-fastest bowler to reach 150 ODI wickets, sharing third place with Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan.
“As soon as we started, the ball was stopping and seaming, it became important for us to pick our areas and keep line and length in control. We played our best performance (in first ODI); like the way a series has to be started, it set an example.
“Thing to be kept in mind was if the area will be great on a pitch where it swings and seams, you bowl with great pace from both ends and makes life difficult for (batting teams) on a wicket like this. We kept things simple, got to fetch wickets quickly and the result is there for all to see,” said Shami in a video chat with bowling coach Paras Mhambrey on BCCI.TV.
Shami also revealed how being in sync has made the life of bowling attacks easy in ODIs. “Everyone together has been playing so much of cricket, so they instantly understand their job and what needs to be done.
