A game of cricket can be won or lost, and it hardly matters more than a day or two. But the hatred persists. Like the smell of rot that cannot be hidden by the perfume of Arabia.
Unprecedented online attack, because of their belief, but Mohammed Shami, who didn’t perform as well against Pakistan as all the members of his team could be bad enough to break him.
You probably can’t question the leading all-format paceman if he says ‘enough’ and decides to walk in the middle of the game world Cup After this brutal attack. But if you know Shami, you can rest assured, he will not.
The Uttar Pradesh native, who moved to Kolkata as a young boy to make a living as a cricketer, is nothing if not a fighter. Be it injury, religious bigotry, family issues or weight issues – Shami has always been on a very rough path ever since he has been hit by a flurry. In 2016, Shami was the subject of attack by Muslim fundamentalists simply because he posted a picture of his wife without a burqa. Two years down the line, his personal life went for a toss and there was a point where it looked like his international career could be over.
Right after the tumultuous phase of his life, he went to England and faced the media after a brilliant spell at Edgbaston. Even the Indian media was a little apologetic for asking him the inevitable question, but Shami almost took it upon himself to talk about it. “The problems in my personal life gave me the strength to fight even harder to prove myself on the field,” Shami said. That thing went on.
And now, it’s a dirty attack just because a section of Indian cricket consumers didn’t have the Sunday evening they had envisioned for themselves.
The fact that Pakistan’s opener Mohammad Rizwani, who slammed Shami with the bat on Sunday, tweeted on Tuesday: “The kind of pressure, struggle and sacrifice a player has to go through for his country and his people is incomparable. @md-shami11a star and really (one) among the best bowlers in the world. Please respect your stars. This game should bring people together and they should not divide #Shami #PAKvIND,” in the fuel of the big guys can add.
The kind of pressure, struggle and sacrifice that a sportsperson has to go through for his country and his people is incomparable… https://t.co/2TRdTAjrTU
— Mohammad Rizwan (@iMRizwanPak) 1635237793000
But hopefully the team management knows the importance of Shami and they will probably try their best to keep the pacer away.
At least mentor MS Dhoni Would like He, as captain, convinced a semi-fit Shami to play through the pain in the 2015 ODI World Cup, which aggravated his injury and resulted in him missing a year of international cricket. For India’s sake!
And this brings us to the least important part of the entire Shami narrative – his current T20 form. He conceded 43 runs in his four overs against Pakistan and this led to the argument that the pacer is not suitable for T20Is.
Shami’s recent record IPL, however, suggests something else. in six matches Punjab Kings In the UAE, Shami took 11 wickets at an average of 14.64 and an economy rate of 6.71. So if the current form is to be kept in mind then along with Shami Jasprit Bumrah, these will be two bowlers who will walk into the team every day.
But it is his mind that must have taken a beating and we will know in a week whether he has faced it or not.
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