Shami had injured Mandhana (Photo-PTI)
Team India’s star bowler Mohammed Shami blows the minds of even the best batsmen. His pace and swing often show the batsmen the way to the pavilion, but his balls also hurt the opposing batsmen. Something similar happened with Smriti Mandhana also. Women’s ODI cricket’s number 1 batsman Smriti Mandhana was injured by Mohammed Shami’s ball. Shami himself told this story in an interview. Shami told that he bowled three balls to Mandhana with a short runup and she got badly injured, after which the fast bowler left the field.
Shami had injured Mandhana
On the question of injuring Smriti Mandhana, Shami told that story. Shami said, ‘I had a knee operation after the 2015 World Cup. The women’s team had come to practice. The physio said that you have to bowl 4-5 overs with short run up. I asked if I could put them in. I get bored of bowling single overs, so I need a batsman. They thought that 4-6 steps would not speed things up. Anyway, I was limping with one leg. We also asked the girls if they were ready to bowl the ball with 4-5 steps, then they also said yes. Shami further said, ‘He did not think that the ball would swing. He just had the idea of pace. The first two balls I bowled her out swing and she got beaten both times. After that I bowled the inside ball and the ball hit her inner thigh. I left from there after this.
Mohammed Shami is out of Team India
Let us tell you that Mohammed Shami is currently out of Team India. He did not get a place in the team even for Australia ODI and T20 series. This fast bowler of Team India has been out of action since the Champions Trophy. He took 9 wickets in that tournament. But after this, Shami was badly beaten in the IPL and then he was not selected for the England tour.