Mohammed Shami criticizes Hasan Raza for his absurd statements made during the ODI World Cup. “You become too happy when you are being praised, but when you lose, you feel that you have been cheated. ” Shami mention.
During the 2023 ODI World Cup, Indian pacers were particularly impressive, leading former cricket player Hasan Raza to question the impartiality of both the players and the umpires. The 41-year-old also accused the hosts of manipulating the DRS, alleging that the umpires were giving Indian bowlers a different ball. Raza’s strange remarks were chastise by former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram. More recently, prominent Indian pacer Mohammed Shami also denounced his behaviour.
The ODI World Cup 2023’s top wicket-taker, Shami, attacked Raza, claiming that he never takes pleasure in India’s victories and always looks for shortcomings. Shami went on to say that the former cricket player believes Pakistan is being cheat in the world tournament because he is also envious.
“Actually they have made cricket a joke because we don’t enjoy each other’s success. You become too happy when you are being praised, but when you lose, you feel that you have been cheated. You look at the records of the time we have been part of the team, you won’t even find them close. Jalan toh puri dikhti hai wo. Itna jalane se kon se results mil jaane hain (jealousy is evident. You can never get good results with this amount of jealousy),” Shami told News18.
Previously, former cricketer Aakash Chopra too criticized Raza’s claims as he labelled it as ‘comedy’. Akram meanwhile opined that Raza was bringing shame to the country with such statements and asked him to stop it.
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Shami is yet to regain full fitness
Shami injured his ankle during the ODI World Cup but managed to continue playing. After the completion of the tournament, he took a break and is yet to make his return to the squad. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is currently dealing with his injury as multiple reports claimed that the cricketer might travel to Europe for further treatment.
However, BCCI officials haven’t shared many details about the same. He is currently in India and is likely to miss the entirety of the Test series against England. There is a chance of him making his return during IPL but nothing is certain at this moment.
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