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New Delhi . Former Bowling Coach of Team India, Bharat Arun revealed that Mohammad Shami was thinking of retirement in 2018 itself, he was with the then coach Ravi Shastri (Coach Ravi Shastri) who supported him. Bharat Arun told that when Shami was going through a difficult phase in his personal life in 2018, he also failed in the fitness test. Seeing his bad fitness, he went to Bharat Arun one day and he said that Paji I will leave cricket.

Bharat Arun said in the latest episode of Bombay Sports Exchange, “When Shami was going through a trauma in his personal life, Ravi (Shastri) spoke to him and said,” You need any help, feel free to ask. “

And in 2018, just before the tour of England, we had a match against Afghanistan (Test match in Bengaluru). Shami failed the fitness test and was dropped from the team. He was very disappointed. His personal troubles were also at its peak. So he came to my room and said, ‘Paji, I will give a cricket thief.’

I asked him, ‘What will you do after leaving cricket? Whatever you are and whatever you have achieved is because of cricket. He said that he was angry. I took him to Ravi. Ravi said, ‘If you are angry and the ball is in your hand, then show your anger with the ball. Do you want to leave cricket because your body does not fit? ‘

We sent him to NCA and only instructed that he had to work physically, not bowling. Three weeks after sending NCA, he called me and said: ‘Paji, I am running like a horse right now.’

In this way Mohammed Shami got his confidence back and played five Test matches in England. In the fifth Test match, after the last day Tea break, he bowled at a speed of 140 kmph – that was his fitness level. It was amazing. “

Mohammed Shami is currently out of Team India. He did not get a chance in the upcoming Asia Cup either. In such a situation, there was once again discussions in the corridors of cricket about his retirement, but Shami made it clear that his dream was to win the 2027 World Cup for India.