Give me four months, I'll make him India's best all-rounder: Mohammed Shami on Mohsin Khan

India's bowling repository is filled with young talent who are knocking on the doors of the national side and are giving seniors sleepless nights. The recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) witnessed Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Dayal, and Mohsin Khan kick up a storm with their bowling. Malik and Singh were rewarded by earning their maiden India call-up for the South African series.

One of the talking points across the season was Mohsin's show with the ball; he plays for the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) franchise. Picked for just INR 20 Lakh, the UP-born picked 14 wickets in just nine games in IPL 2022.

Speaking to Sports Yaari, Mohsin's coach Badruddin Siddiqui revealed his conversation with his former student and Indian star Mohammed Shami regarding the youngster.

"When the auction was going on, I was sitting with Shami in his farmhouse. He was picked, and so was Mohsin. And then, we were having a conversation about him. Shami told me, 'If you just give me four months with him, I'll make him India's best all-rounder'. He is a very good batsman. And even KL Rahul said earlier that he has a good understanding of the game," Siddiqui said.

Mohsin has just played one First-Class match for UP and was also featured in 17 List-A and 35 T20s for his state side. 

The left-arm fast bowler was picked up by Mumbai Indians (MI) for IPL 2020 but did not debut. 

Shami had an excellent IPL for title-winners Gujarat Titans, claiming 20 wickets in 16 games. Siddiqui was all praise for Shami, who he says is always ready to help out his juniors. 

"There can be many bowlers, but you need to have a good understanding. You need to know what ball to use against which batsman. Today, Shami is a big bowler. But he is always ready to help the up and coming youngsters," he added.