India speedster Mohammed Shami opened up on the Men in Blue’s six-wicket loss towards Australia within the ODI World Cup 2023 last match and mentioned that the nation was dissatisfied after the defeat. While talking to the press, Shami mentioned that the hosts gave their finest to proceed the momentum all through the event and win the ultimate match.
The 33-year-old added that they can’t clarify the place they went unsuitable through the last match of the ODI World Cup 2023 towards Australia.
“The whole nation was disappointed (when India lost the World Cup). We tried hundred per cent to continue the momentum till the end that we had created and win the final. But…it cannot be explained, where we went wrong at the end…,” Shami mentioned.
Recently, Shami was dominated out from India’s ongoing two-match Test collection towards South Africa as a result of an harm. The first Test began on December 26 in Centurion. Meanwhile, the second can be performed on January three in Cape Town.
Recapping the ultimate match of the ODI World Cup 2023, India struggled on a troublesome batting floor after Australia elected to area first, with fifties coming from KL Rahul (66) and Virat Kohli (54). India was bundled out for 240 of their 50 overs. In the chase of 241, Travis Head (137) and Marnus Labuschagne (58*) guided Australia to their sixth WC title at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.
After India’s loss, PM Narendra Modi met the gamers within the dressing room and comforted them. The video of that assembly was extensively shared. In that assembly, PM Modi hugged Shami and congratulated him for his efficiency. That video went viral on social media and grabbed blended reactions from the viewers.
In an interview with Aaj Tak on Wednesday, Shami revealed that the Indian cricket group gamers weren’t prepared for the PM’s go to because it got here as a shock for them.
“We were heartbroken after the loss and were sitting dejectedly. It was like our hard work of two months got negated due to just one match. It was our bad day and we were dejected but when the PM enters, you have to keep your head high. We were not even told that Modiji was coming there and suddenly he entered. Earlier, we were not even in the mood to eat and talk to each other but when he came, it was such a big surprise for us,” mentioned Shami.
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