Rohit Sharma me a dream comeback to Test cricket by scoring centuries in both innings of first of three-match Test series against South Africa. Sharma h scored 176 & 127 which were his fourth and fifth centuries respectively in game's longest format. While Rohit starred with bat, Mohammed Shami's contribution with ball was equally important as well. Shami finished with figures of 5/35 at an ecomy rate of 3.23 which included two maidens. ir contributions helped India register a comprehensive 203-run win as Virat Kohli-led side ded 40 valuable points in ir tally and continue to be table-toppers in ICC World Test Championship points table with 160 points in three games. Meanwhile, both Rohit and Shami have succeeded in impressing Shoaib Akhtar. 

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Shoaib Akhtar lauds Rohit and Shami

Shoaib Akhtar was really impressed by outstanding performances of Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami. 'Rawalpindi Express' reckons that Rohit Sharma's career in red-ball cricket will only grow after he h scored centuries in both innings of Test match. 

"Rohit Sharma is hitting hundred after hundred and I have been saying that Rohit should be in Indian Test team. Form here, he will become a great Test player. Rohit Test player will grow bigger," Akhtar said on his youtube channel.
 

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At same time, fast bowling icon also ded that he h once told Shami that he would become ' King of reverse swing'.

"I told Shami that I want him to become a tearaway pacer, running through batting line-ups. He has seam and swing, besides that he has reverse swing which very few bowlers in subcontinent have. I told him you can become king of reverse swing," said Akhtar. 

Meanwhile, Shoaib Akhtar, who was a part of Pakistan squ that h finished as runners-up in 1999 World Cup expressed his disappointment by saying that ne of pacers from his country were approaching him for his vice on how y can become better bowlers while Indian bowlers like Shami are keen to succeed. 

"Sly, our Pakistani fast bowlers don't ask me how y can improve ir bowling but Indian bowlers like Shami are doing that. It is a s scenario as far as my country is concerned."

Akhtar concluded by saying that Virat Kohli is a "bowlers' captain". 

Equally good with 'outswingers'

Shami is equally good with his beautiful 'outswingers' that troubles top order and dely 'inswingers' that "polish off" lower order. A peek at his records speaks volumes about high standards that he has set for himself. He has scalped 158 wickets in 43 Test matches and 130 wickets in just 70 ODIs while mostly staying away from 20-20 version of game.

With a strike rate of 50.8, he has all-time best strike rate for any Indian bowler who has taken above 100 test wickers and 2nd best overall after Jasprit Bumrah's 43.7 (62 wickets in 12 test match).

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(With PTI Inputs)