In an exclusive Interview with Mohammed Shami, Team Oneindia’s Avinash Sharma interacted with renowned Indian pacer. He talks of his return to the ground and how he will react to Border Gavaskar Trophy. Also, he talks about his personal life and injuries. Watch this space for exclusive Insights.
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00:00We have to focus on our players' fitness, our bowlers' fitness, working on our skills,
00:07and the preparation has to be good before going.
00:10I agree with this because you play for 12 months a year, you play for 365 days,
00:17one day can go wrong and you can't judge any player's performance,
00:22you can't question any player's skill.
00:25So I don't think we should leave this, we should leave it behind,
00:28we should move forward and focus on our skills and our natural ability.
00:32Did you get time to spend more time with your daughter during this injury phase?
00:36No, there was a program there, we went there then,
00:40so I met her and she stayed with me for a day, it was very nice.
00:43In the last one year, Shami has been off the field,
00:46but in the news, Shami bhai, you have shown your talent,
00:50a while ago you were bowling on your head, was there a reason for that?
00:53No, there was no reason, I got this ball after a long time,
00:57I used to play tennis before, but as far as looks are concerned,
01:01it is very important and according to me, there are a lot of changes,
01:07if you look at it, we don't pay much attention,
01:11because when you look at the game, you don't pay much attention,
01:16we don't pay much attention, because girls pay more attention to looks,
01:22but boys don't pay much attention, I think we should,
01:25there are a lot of changes, if you look at it,
01:28you can see the earlier photos and the current photos,
01:30there are a lot of changes, comfortably.
01:32If we talk about the comments, when your photo went viral last year,
01:37there were some comments from your team mates,
01:42who gave the funniest comment, if you could share?
01:45They respect me, it wasn't a funny comment,
01:48but I would like to say that I have got good comments,
01:53I have got compliments, along with the result,
01:57so even if someone wanted it, I didn't feel bad,
02:03the effort that was put in, the transplant that was done,
02:07the result was so good that the opponent didn't even try to turn the other way.
02:13Shami bhai, the BGT trophy is coming,
02:17but we have always seen that when Team India,
02:19or when Australia comes home, or when we go to Australia,
02:22the mental aspect of the game, the war of words,
02:28the mental war, that increases a lot,
02:31and this time too, it is the same,
02:33and if you look at the first test match, it is on earth,
02:36maybe Australia, because the last two times,
02:39they are so scared, especially looking at India's fast bowling,
02:43this time they have not taken any risk,
02:45and they are already coming with a putt in the first test match.
02:48See, it is up to them, which ground they play on, where they play,
02:52we have to focus on one thing, our players' fitness,
02:55our bowlers' fitness, working on our skills,
03:00and preparation should be good before going,
03:02because we have got a lot of hype now,
03:05and the expectations have also increased from the last two results,
03:09so because of that, I think, the preparation should be good.
03:13If this series is going on, India is 1-0 down,
03:17New Zealand has won a test match in India after 36 years,
03:21what will be the morale of the team at this time,
03:24the dressing room, because Rohit said a good thing at the press conference,
03:28that with a game of 1 day or 3-4 hours,
03:31how we behave on our performance, off the field, on the field,
03:35that will not change.
03:36See, I agree with this thing,
03:39because you play for 12 months of the year,
03:41you play 365 days, one day can go bad,
03:44and with that, you cannot judge any player's performance,
03:48you cannot put a question mark on any player's skill.
03:51So I don't think this thing should be left behind,
03:55we should move forward, and focus on our skills,
03:57and play our natural game.
03:59A very interesting thing, sir, a few days ago a video also came,
04:02you went shopping with your daughter in the mall,
04:05did you get time to spend more time with your daughter,
04:07during this injury phase?
04:09No, there was a program there,
04:11we went there then,
04:13so I met her, she stayed with me for a day,
04:15it was very nice,
04:16we met after a very long time,
04:19because we were busy here and there,
04:21then there was an injury, surgery,
04:23so it took a lot of time,
04:25but quality time.
04:27What do you like to eat the most?
04:30If you want to know some favorite dishes of Mohd. Shami's fans,
04:33because you are a big fan of non-veg,
04:35because his culture of eating is also very good,
04:38so tell us about that.
04:40I have always been infamous for kebabs and biryani,
04:43I want more men here,
04:45I am okay with kebabs and biryani,
04:47I agree with that,
04:49so that is enough.
04:51Okay, my last question to you is,
04:53there was a lot of talk about your injury,
04:56now you yourself, right from the horse's mouth,
04:59you tell us about the injury,
05:01what do you feel now,
05:03how much are you feeling better from the inside?
05:05I am 100% back to bowling,
05:07my fitness has improved a lot,
05:09and I hope to get down to the ground as soon as possible,
05:12and play the match,
05:14I am in that situation now.
05:16See, not only this,
05:18Indian fans also want Mohd. Shami
05:20to start playing for the Indian team as soon as possible,
05:23and we hope that he doesn't take too long,
05:26and he gets fit for the Border Govt. Trophy.