Shami completed the World Cup as the very best bowler with 24 wickets and has been nominated for the Arjuna Award for his exceptional feat.India, nonetheless, misplaced to Australia within the remaining of the event.
After taking 5 wickets within the league match in opposition to Sri Lanka, Shami knelt and subsequently confronted trolling for what the followers construed because the bowler doing ‘sajda’.
When requested about it by an Aaj Tak anchor, Shami mentioned: “If I wished to wish, who might cease me? I will not cease anybody from praying. If I wish to pray, I’ll pray. What’s the issue with this? I’ll say with delight that I’m a Muslim. I’ll say with delight that I’m an Indian. What’s the issue with that?”.
“If I’ve to ask permission to wish from somebody, then why ought to I be on this nation? Have I ever prayed after taking a five-wicket haul earlier than? I’ve taken many five-wicket hauls. You inform me the place I’ve to wish, and I’ll go and pray there,” Shami added.
Through the ODI World Cup, Shami turned the quickest bowler to succeed in 50 wickets within the event, reaching the mark in solely 14 matches. It additionally made him India’s prime wicket-taker within the 50-over World Cup, overtaking fellow pacers Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath.
