The progress of Mohit Sharma on the international scene is a matter of great pride for me. The Indian pacer’s man of the match performance in the 4th ODI against Zimbabwe on his international debut leaves me in no doubt that he can become one of India’s finest pacers. He took 2-26 from his 10 overs and the accuracy of his deliveries coupled with his lively pace are, in my view, the makings of a trademark and bodes well for the future of fast bowling in India.

In the past, we have worked together during two annual month long trainings camps set up by Haryana Cricket at Corbett National Park. During that time, Shama refined his action and worked on simplifying his deliveries. He is accurate and smart and learns fast and has the added virtue of keeping things very simple, which is why I feel he will be a huge success. 

He understands how to maximise his action so it is efficient. We spent a long time grooving him with bowling drills and making small corrections so he can focus just on the outcomes. It has given him a razor sharp seam position. The rest is now down to him. But I feel given his ability to absorb information, Mohit Sharma could turn out to be one of India's finest seam and swing bowlers. If the result of his outing against Zimbabwe is any indicator of things to come, then it would appear that this process is already underway.

In addition, Haryana Cricket’s CEO Anirudh Chaudhry deserves a lot of praise for setting up these specialist camps. Anirudh arranged for the work to be done with the entire Haryana pace group and both Mohit Sharma and Harshal Patel have emerged as top quality bowlers due to this. I just hope these youngsters can also learn from other coaches they work with and continue their development and payback the investment made in their training.