Best Test XI of 2019
Ben Stokes played, probably, two of the greatest innings by an English batsman this calendar year.
9. Mohammed Shami
If 2018 was a year of redemption, 2019 proved to be the year of sustained dominance by Mohammed Shami. In the past 12 months, Shami has looked like a complete beast altogether; not only has he got fitter, his intensity, which used to have a few question marks in the past, was top-notch throughout 2019
Out of all the fast bowlers who claimed more than 30 wickets, Mohammed Shami has the best average- 16.66. Overall, in eight Tests, Shami claimed 33 wickets at a strike-rate of 35.3 and one five-wicket haul
Best Spell- 5-35 vs South Africa, Vizag
Temba Bavuma- Beaten by pace, Faf du Plessis- Beaten by the length, Quinton de Kock- Beaten by pace. Watching the South African’s get absolutely bamboozled with the pace and hostility of Mohammed Shami on Indian track was a stuff of dreams for Indian fans.
And, Shami did turn that dream into a reality when he turned on his ‘second innings Shami’ moniker to bamboozle the Proteas in Vizag, claiming a well-deserved five-wicket haul.
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