'Who Is Tougher To Face In Nets, Rohit Sharma Or Virat Kohli?' Mohammed Shami Gives Priceless Reply

20.07.2024 - 07:44 sports.ndtv.com

Indian cricket team fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who has been out of action since ODI World Cup 2023, returned to the nets recently.

After a brilliant outing with the ball in the World Cup, Shami has been recovering from an ankle injury, which made him miss the T20 World Cup 2024.

Known for his ultimate swing, Shami scalped a whopping total of 24 wickets in seven games at the ODI World Cup and emerged as the highest wicket-taker.

Recently, Shami appeared on a podcast and gave some hilarious details about his bonding with skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

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Skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday said it is a tough decision to pick India's wicketkeeper batter in ODIs between KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant, maintaining that both the players are "match-winners" in their own way. Pant made a return to India colours during the T20 World Cup in the Americas, while Rahul will be eyeing his first one-day game since this January during the opening match against Sri Lanka on Friday. "It's a tough call (wicketkeeper-batter between Rahul and Pant) to make. Both are quality players, and you know the abilities of both the players. They are match-winners in their own way. They have won a lot of games for us in the past," Rohit said during his pre-match press meet here.

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India skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and a few other players will start their from Monday ahead of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka starting August 2. While the Indian T20I team under Suryakumar Yadav will play the third and final match on Tuesday in Pallekele, Rohit, Kohli and a few others like rookie Harshit Rana will train in Colombo after reaching the island nation's capital on Sunday.

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The meeting between the BCCI and all ten Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise owners is all set to take place on July 31, ahead of the mega auction for next season. During the meeting, the board and the franchises will discuss about number of retentions teams can make and the Right to Match (RTM) options in hand ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction. The future of the 'Impact Player' rule will also be up for debate after garnering criticism from all corners. Star players likes Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma had voiced there opinions on the matter, expressing their disappointments.

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