NEW DELHI: Star India pacer
Mohammed Shami
, who has returned to bowling in the nets after being out of action since the ODI World Cup due to
ankle injury
, revealed his best friends within the Indian cricket team.
Shami disclosed that
Virat Kohli
and
Ishant Sharma
are his best friends and both stood by him during his injury lay-off. The pacer mentioned that the duo regularly checked on him while he was recovering.
"Virat Kohli and Ishant Sharma are my Best friends.
They are the ones who call me and check me when I am injured and in recovery," Shami said on Shubhankar Mishra's YouTube channel.
Shami took to social media on Tuesday to share an update on his recovery process. In a video posted on his Instagram account, the speedster can be seen cautiously bowling a few deliveries in the training nets.
Despite having recovered from an ankle injury, Shami is taking a measured approach to his return, refraining from bowling at full intensity just yet.
"Vibing with the latest, grinding for the greatest," Shami captioned his post.
The right-arm pacer shared another video of his training session on Friday.
Shami underwent surgery to fix an injured ankle earlier this year but his road to recovery took much longer than expected as he missed the IPL 2024 and T20 World Cup.
Shami's absence was keenly felt during India's cricketing endeavours, notably missing the South Africa tour and the five-match Test series against England following his standout performance in the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Despite battling through injury during the World Cup, Shami emerged as the tournament's highest-wicket taker with 24 wickets in seven matches at an average of 10.70.
Shami is likely to make a comeback in the home series against Bangladesh. India will host Bangladesh for two Tests and three T20 Internationals in September-October.
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