The world came crashing down on Mohammed Shami after he was ruled out of the series against Australia having faced a blow on his hand against Pat Cummins. He was one of the main bowlers India were relying on in the series against Australia, and the injury proved to be tough to digest for Shami himself.
Discussing his mental state after the injury and return to India, Shami said that the tour ended on a very disappointing note, and more so frustratingly as it was not a physical injury that ruled him away from the game.
Rather, he was struck on his hand while batting and as it was the first instance of him facing such injury and it was tough for him to manage the consequences.
“Obviously it was disappointing to come back from the series. I had never come back before. It was difficult to understand. It never happened to me. I was injured while batting, if you see I was not physically injured. It was very difficult to make myself understand that but it’s part of the game. Anything can happen,” Shami said in a video released on the Punjab Kings Twitter timeline.
Mohammed Shami could not recover well in time to become part of the Indian team for the series against England that followed the tour of Australia. However, he used the extra time to prepare for the 14th edition of the IPL considering his progress of recovery was slow for him to make it to the England series.
Shami also said that the newly-renamed Punjab Kings side have become a well-oiled side having played the last season just four months back. Also, he said that the team is all in readiness to take on the Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming battle.