Abstract

The case summarizes the career of Indian Cricketer Mohammad Shami. Shami was born in a remote village called Sahaspur, Uttar Pradesh. He developed a deep passion for fast blowing from his teenage days and dreamt of playing for the national team. Shami struggled for a year in clubs of Kolkata before getting selected in the Bengal Under-22 team. Sourav Ganguly, former captain of the Indian Cricket Team recognized his talent during net practice sessions and recommended him for the Bengal Ranji team in 2010. Shami was signed on by the Kolkata Knight Riders for the 2011 session of the Indian Premier League. He made his debut in the national cricket team in January 2013 against Pakistan. Shami became one of the leading wicket takers in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. He later revealed that he had a knee injury before the World Cup and played the series fighting pain. Shami had Knee surgery a month after the World Cup and was yet to return to the national team as of December 2015.

Learning Objectives

The case is structured to achieve the following Learning Objectives:

• Learn about the success of Mohammad Shami
• Understand the importance of patience, perseverance and passion in success.
• Understand how clubs, state level and domestic matches help grooming of cricketers for the national cricket team

Keywords

Cricket, Cricket academy, Cricket World Cup