Adelaide: Mohammed Shami was always mentally ready to play outside the T20 team for the last one year as there was a communication between him and the team management. Shami played the last T20 in the UAE during the World Cup, after which it was decided that he would only play Tests and ODIs. Due to Jasprit Bumrah’s fracture, Deepak Chahar’s injury and Avesh Khan’s poor form, the team management had to call Shami for the T20 World Cup.
Shami said in the mixed zone after the five-run win over Bangladesh, “It all depends on preparation. The team management asks you to always be ready.” “When the team needs you, you will be called and it is always told to you. If you’ve seen my videos, I’ve never missed a practice. I was practicing continuously.”
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Shami, out of the team after the England tour, was included in the team for the T20 series against South Africa and Australia but then he became a victim of corona infection. “It is not always easy to adapt from one format to another. It depends on how well you get along with the team,” Shami said. He said, “I have been playing T20 after the last T20 World Cup and it is true that a player needs confidence. Along with this, it is important to keep practicing.
Bowling as the first change, Shami said, “You can call it experience that I am always ready. I have always bowled with the new ball but in practice I bowl with the old ball. Confidence is needed to perform well in match conditions.” He said, “I have always believed that one should have confidence in one’s own talent. It is important to remain calm in times of pressure and experience does come in handy.”
Regarding Arshdeep Singh being given the last over, he said, “Bangladesh needed 20 runs and the captain picked him because his yorkers looked right and his confidence also had to be boosted.” (agency)