{"id":317642,"date":"2023-11-03T08:26:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T08:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/?p=317642"},"modified":"2023-11-03T08:26:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T08:26:44","slug":"why-was-shami-rubbing-his-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/sport\/why-was-shami-rubbing-his-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Was Shami Rubbing His Head?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mohammad Shami’s second five-wicket haul in just three World Cup 2023 games underscores his extraordinary talent. In the match against Sri Lanka, he conceded a mere 18 runs, and at one point, his figures read an astonishing 4 wickets for just a single run.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Shami went past legends Javagal Srinath and Zaheer Khan as India’s leading wicket-taker in ODI World Cups, with 45 wickets. Remember, in this World Cup, from just 3 games he has 14 wickets!<\/p>\n
He also surpassed Harbhajan Singh as the Indian bowler with the most five wicket hauls in ODIs.<\/p>\n
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Post his fifer at the Wankhede, Shami celebrated by rubbing the ball against his head, signalling towards the dressing room. It turned out to be a playful message to Bowling Coach Paras Mhambrey.<\/p>\n
During the post-match conference, Shubman Gill shed light on the reason behind Shami’s gesture, saying, ‘That (Shami’s gesture<\/em>) is for our bowling coach (Mhambrey<\/em>) because he doesn’t have any hair on his head.’<\/p>\n Fascinating glimpses of Magnificent Shami at the Wankhede:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian\/Rediff.com<\/em><\/p>\n
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Feature Presentation: Aslam Hunani\/Rediff.com<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n