Huge heart, exceptional skill-set makes Shami the bowler he is: GT Team Director

An exceptional bowler with a huge heart is how Gujarat Titans Team Director Vikram Solanki described his veteran pace spearhead Mohammed Shami who skillset makes him a force to reckon with in this particular formatSolanki heaped praise Shami who has been among the top wickettakers this year with 19 scalps in 11 matchesIt is tough at the moment for the bowlers The wickets are better the batsmen are pushing the boundaries if they have not already As far as our group is concerned we have got a very experienced group very well led by Mohammad Shami and he sets the example for the rest of the group to follow Solanki said ahead of their 12th IPL league game against Mumbai IndiansAlso ReadIPL 2023 Upbeat MI to take on GTs might in vital IPL clashTo put quite simply he Shami is an exceptional bowler Regardless of the format and the game situation you think of his skillset that he has it just makes him a force at any given time in any of those formats Solanki addedThe former England batter said irrespective of the format Shami is a force to reckon withWe watch his seam presentation in awe and I dont tire of it when commentators are talking about it and thats the case with white ball or red ball cricket his seam presentation is immaculate he saidHis control as far as what he is trying to do in terms of the areas that he is trying to hit is excellent He has a huge heart and he has been somebody thats so experienced in any situation that only serves him well All of those things collectively go towards making Mohammed Shami the performer that he is Solanki addedThe defending champions Gujarat Titans might have put one foot into the Playoff door but Solanki doesnt want his wards to look too far ahead and take things for granted as they still have three league matches to play in this edition of IPLWith eight wins and three defeats in 11 fames so far Titans are sitting pretty at top of the points table with 16 points Additionally the Hardik Pandyaled side has not lost a single away game this season which makes their bid for title defence even more strongerHowever Solanki said that the team is totally focussed on the job at hand which is taking on a revitalised Mumbai Indians in their backyard at the Wankhede Stadium here on FridayWe cannot take anything for granted in this competition You have seen in games that you think are wrapped up there have been some twists in some way and it has happened on a number of occasions Solanki told the media during a prematch conference hereTo take your position for granted in this year as things are so tight I think that would be illadvised We are totally focussed on this game against a very strong Mumbai side he saidGT will have their task cut out for them as MIs batters have been dominant at the battingfriendly Wankhede Stadium here successfully chasing targets above 200 twice out of three attemptsSolanki said assessing the situation would be the keyI think you are in danger unless you make an assessment of what is in front of you given what has happened previously to make an illguided judgement on whats likely to happen in the gameWhat we have to do is look at the conditions make an assessment on the day as the game progresses Your best way to read a wicket and I dont think everybody gets it right 100 per cent of the time so we have to react to the conditions in front of us and make an assessmentThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever