Delhi: Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami has received threats to kill him. His brother Haseeb gave this information to India Today on 5 May. This threat to Shami was sent via email between 2 to 3 pm on Sunday, May 4, Sunday. Soon after, the family informed the Amroha police. The police is investigating the case and is trying to identify the email sender.
There was a strong comeback after injury
Shami underwent surgery after World Cup 2023 and stayed away from cricket for a long time. After this, he made a great comeback in the Champions Trophy. In that tournament, he made it to the bowlers who took the most wickets with 9 wickets in 5 matches for India.
Travel with SRH in IPL slightly faded
Mohammed Shami was included in his team by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2025 auction. However, his performance in this season has not been special so far. He has taken 6 wickets in 9 matches and has an average of 56.17. Despite this, Shami says that he is playing with all his hard work and SRH has completely changed his attitude.
“SRH changed thinking”
Shami said, “Injuries are common in the fast bowler’s life. My recovery took 14 months, which was not easy. I played as many matches as possible in domestic cricket so that I could return to the rhythm.”
He praised SRH and said, “This team has changed the way to watch my game. Earlier the target of 200 runs seemed big, now 300 seems to be normal. Our team is now completely balanced, fast bowlers or spinners, every department is strong.
Preparation to return to Test cricket
Shami is now preparing to return to red-ball cricket as well. He will be seen playing in the Test team on India’s England tour, which will start from June 20. The team hopes to perform a great performance once again in this long format from them.
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