Mohammed Shami opens up on India’s Cricket World Cup final loss against Australia

Mohammed Shami opened up about India’s near-successful World Cup campaign, where he flexed his golden arm to become the highest wicket-taker in the tournament. Shami, however, said the World Cup final loss against Australia cannot be explained.

Speaking to reporters, Shami said, “The whole nation was disappointed. We tried a hundred percent 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.”

India won all league-stage games in the World Cup and defeated New Zealand in the semis to secure their berth in the final. However, the Men in Blue faltered right at the very end, missing out on their third ODI World Cup.

Australia beat India by 6 wickets in the final game in Ahmedabad, where Shami managed to take just one wicket. Travis Head guided the Aussies to victory after tallying 137 runs off 20 deliveries.

Shami’s World Cup campaign started late in the tournament, having missed the first 4 matches. However, he still emerged as the leading wicket-taker. The pacer finished with 24 dismissals in the World Cup, one more than Australia’s Adam Zampa.

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