Mohamed Shami, the star-pace of the Indian national cricket team, opened up debate surrounding the possibility of retirement after a snub from the Asian Cup 2025 team.
Mohammed Shami came up with a dull statement and said people don’t need to worry about his retirement.
There is no place for Mohamed Shami in the Asian Cup 2025 Squad in India
The 34-year-old right-handed pacer took the final action in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, playing nine games in Sunrise Hyderabad (SRH), bagging just six wickets with an average of 56.16. Overall, he played 25 T20I matches for India, earning 27 wickets with an average of 28.18.
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His final T20I appearance was against England on February 2 at Wangkhed Stadium in Mumbai, where he bagged three wickets. However, he played the game mainly in preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Despite being the proven match winner, Mohammed Shami was not selected in India’s Asian Cup 2025 team, with the selectors being named Jaspuri Bumra, Harshit Rana and Ashdeep Singh.
Meanwhile, Shami will next be seen in action in Duleep Trophy 2025, which will start on August 28th, with Premier Pacers seen in action in the first game as the East Zone locks the horn in the North Zone.
In an interview with Manak Gupta of News 24, Shami said he was ready to play the Asian Cup completely but was not selected. “When I was playing Duleep Trophy, I was ready for the Asian Cup too,” he said.
If someone has problems, if it’s like taking my retirement will make their lives better, please tell me – Mohammed Shami
While talking about his retirement, Mohammed Shami cruelly targets his critics, asking them if he has any issues with him, revealing that he has no plans to retire anytime soon. He said:
“If someone has problems, if my retirement is like a way that will make their lives better, tell me. Tell me who my life has become a rock because I want to retire. On a bored day, I won’t leave me.
Mohammed Shami also revealed that his only dream is to win the ICC ODI World Cup trophy. He said:
“I have one dream left for me: to win the ODI World Cup. I want to be part of that team, win the ODI World Cup and go home. We were very close in 2023. We had gut feelings. Luck.”
Touchwood is better now – Mohammed Shami
Mohamed Shami was not part of the recent Anderson Tendurkal Trophy as it turns out he is not suited enough to handle his Test cricket workload. But now his fitness has improved. Pacer said:
“Touchwood is better now. Over the past two months I’ve trained, improved skills, lost weight, increased loads. Let’s take a look at the results now. Let’s focus on getting rhythm and bowling long spells.
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