IND vs SL: Mohammed Shami’s magic of bowling continues in the World Cup, he took five wickets for 18 runs in 5 overs against Sri Lanka. This is the second time in the World Cup 2023 that Shami has taken five wickets. For this brilliant bowling, he was also chosen as the best player of the match. When Shami took his five-wicket haul, he turned the ball with his head and pointed towards someone in the dressing room. He was pointing at them again and again and other players were laughing at it. After the match, Gill revealed who he was pointing at.
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Shami left behind Javagal Srinath and Zaheer Khan
The first wicket taken by Mohammed Shami was the fifth wicket of Sri Lanka. After that, Shami took 4 of the other 5 wickets. With this, Shami has become the Indian bowler with the highest wicket-taker in the World Cup, leaving behind Javagal Srinath and Zaheer Khan. Shami was pointing towards the dressing room. After the five-wicket haul, picked up the ball, and swung it over his head. All the players were laughing loudly looking towards the dressing room.
Shubman Gill revealed, who did Mohammed Shami hint to?
After the match, Indian opener batsman Shubman Gill revealed that Shami was giving that gesture to Indian bowling coach Paras Mhambrey. Gill further said about Shami, “The way he was bowling, the entire team felt that he would be out on every ball. All the bowlers are in form, they are making our job easier.”
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Shubman Gill lost 4-5 kg weight due to dengue
Speaking about himself after the match, Shubman Gill said, “I don’t come under pressure easily, that’s the kind of person I am. After having dengue, I lost 4-5 kg of weight, I am not completely fit. Sometimes you play good shots but the ball goes into the hands of the fielder. Today we focused on strike rotation. It was not a 400-run wicket but we came close to it.
