‘Thank you, Dr Shami, for the BP medicine.’ Md Shami scripts history with 7-wicket haul at Wankhede, Anand Mahindra lauds stellar show
Shami created history on Wednesday. The 33-year-old cricketer became the Indian bowler to deliver the best bowling figures during a tournament.
Shami’s spectacular seven-wicket haul played a key role in helping India score a victory over New Zealand in the World Cup semi-final.
Many public figures took to social media to congratulate the pacing sensation.
Business tycoon Anand Mahindra went into fanboy mode. In a gushing post, the billionaire thanked “Dr Shami” for lowering the nation’s blood pressure levels with a knockout performance.
“If there was a way to measure the Blood Pressure of a nation, it probably spiked when Mitchell was promising to be a Marvel Hero But thank you, Dr.Shami, for the BP medicine. We will sleep soundly tonight…” wrote the Mahindra Group chairman.
The post went viral on the microblogging site, gaining more than 550K views and 33K likes.
Retweeting the post, Dr Shriram Nene, Madhuri Dixit’s husband wrote, “Well said!”
Another X user wrote, “Dr. Shami certainly delivered the perfect prescription for our collective high BP with that performance! Seems like he kept the Marvel heroics just for the pitch. Sweet dreams to the nation tonight!”
However, the business magnate was far from the only well-known Shami fanboy on the microblogging site.
PM Narendra Modi remarked that Shami's performance will be remembered by generations.
Taking to X, the Prime Minister wrote, «The bowling by @MdShami11 in this game and also through the World Cup will be cherished by cricket lovers for generations to come. Well played Shami!»
Politician Rahul Gandhi was all praise for the pacing genius. “Superb bowling by man of the match, Mohammad Shami! His consistent match-winning performances have made him a
