Updated On: 19 November, 2023 10:26 AM IST | Ahmedabad | PTI
"It was just that and then once the opportunity opened up for him, he was right there. We all can see that with his performance," he added

Rohit Sharma. Pic/AFP
At times the leadership group has to take a few harsh calls in view of the team's needs, but Indian skipper Rohit Sharma on Saturday said such calls are easier to make if the player in question is a total team-man like Mohammed Shami. Shami was kept out of India's first four World Cup matches before getting him on board for the game against New Zealand at Dharamsala after the injury to all-rounder Hardik Pandya. But his performance -- 23 wickets that include three fifers and the best-ever figures by an Indian bowler in ODIs, Shami's performance has been India's biggest story in this showpiece. Of course Rohit has given starts and Virat Kohli has shown superb consistency but one can't take away anything from the 'Amroha Express' as he went on steamrolling one opposition after another.
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