Indian pacer Mohammed Shami recalls how he played the 2015 World Cup with a fractured knee. The tournament was held in Australia and New Zealand and Shami said he got the injury in the first match itself.
Indian pacer Mohammed Shami recalls how he played the 2015 World Cup with a fractured knee. The tournament was held in Australia and New Zealand and Shami said he got the injury in the first match itself.
“I had a knee injury during the 2015 World Cup. I couldn’t walk after the matches I played throughout the tournament with the injury. I played the 2015 World Cup because of Nitin Patel’s confidence.
“The knee broke in the first match itself. My thighs and knees were the same sizes, doctors used to take out fluid from them every day. I used to take three painkillers,” Shami told former Indian pacer Irfan Pathan during a candid chat on Instagram live.
In the 2015 World Cup, Shami was the second-highest wicket-taker for India with 17 wickets from seven matches. He was only behind Umesh Yadav, who played a game more than him and picked 18 wickets.
The 29-year-old credited former skipper MS Dhoni for motivating him. He said he carried on playing despite the pain throughout the tournament, especially in the semi-final at the Sydney Cricket Ground where they lost to Australia.
“Before the semi-final match against Australia, I told the team that I cannot take any more pain,” said Shami.
“Mahi bhai and the management showed faith in me and they really kept confidence in my abilities.
“I played the match and gave just 13 runs in my opening spell. Then I went off the park and told Mahi bhai that I cannot bowl any longer. But he told me he cannot go to part-time bowlers and asked me to not give away more than 60 runs. I have never been in such a condition like this, some had said my career is over, but I am still here,” he added.
Shami also spoke about Test cricket being his favourite format due to the intensity of the cricket. “For entertainment purposes, I would like to choose T20 format but I would like to play Test cricket for the intensity of the game,” he told Pathan.
He also praised wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant saying he had amazing talent.
“Rishabh’s talent is amazing and it is not like he is my friend that is why I am saying. It is just about confidence, the day he got that confidence, he will be very dangerous,” Shami said.
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