BCCI has given a special message regarding Mohammed Shami. Team India was defeated in the first match of the T20 World Cup. Pakistan (India vs Pakistan) defeated the team by 10 wickets. Since then Shami was being trolled and his performance was linked to his religion. After the matter caught fire, it was criticized by all the big cricketers. Now the board (BCCI) has also come out in support of Shami. The team has to face New Zealand in the second match on 31 October.
BCCI wrote on social media with Mohammed Shami's photo, 'Proud, strong, look up and move on.' Earlier, former cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan also criticized the trollers while defending Shami. No player of Team India could perform well in the match against Pakistan. But only Shami was on the target of the fans.
For the first time in the World Cup on Sunday, Team India was defeated by Pakistan (Ind vs Pak). In the match, Team India had scored 151 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs playing first. Virat Kohli scored a half-century. Apart from this, all the players were flops. Pakistan had achieved the target in 17.5 overs without a wicket. Mohammed Shami gave 43 runs in 3.5 overs. No Indian bowler could take a wicket.
Team India will have to win the match against New Zealand to remain in the semi-final race. However, the team has never been able to beat New Zealand in the T20 World Cup. So he will have to perform well.
