‘I’m going to have to wait for my next match’: Mohammed Shami reveals his battles with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in nets

In a conversation with Shubhankar Sharma on his YouTube channel, Shami said, “Virat se to mera hamesha se rehta hai ki hum ek dusre ko challenge dete hain (With Virat, it’s always like we’re challenging each other). He likes to hit good shots and I like to take him out. The bond and the friendship reflects in that. It also helps you to concentrate and put in effort when you simulate (fielding positions), for example, two (imaginary) slips at their spots, two gully fielders. (So I challenge Virat) to come at me and score runs. We enjoy such things,” Shami said.

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“Rohit to pehle he kehta hai,’mai isko khelna pasand nahi karta’. Woh to pehle hi mana kar deta hai (Rohit says I don’t like to face him; he refuses to fight me),” he added.

Shami was the standout performer in the 2023 ODI World Cup, hosted by India, where he took 24 wickets in his seven outings. The star pacer was brought into the playing squad after Hardik Pandya was injured in the fourth match of the main event. He finished the tournament as the highest wicket-taker.

When will Mohammed Shami make a comeback?

Mohammed Shami will be the crucial cog for India as the cricketer is set to make a comeback in the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh. We recently saw a video shared by Shami on his Instagram where he can be seen bowling in the nets. Shami will be the crucial cog for India in the upcoming Test series and Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024 that will be hosted by Australia.

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