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Nainital: In a heroic move, Indian batter Mohammed Shami turned a life-saver for a person in Nainital. Shami took to social media late on Saturday night to share a video involving a person who met with an accident. 33-year-old claimed that he and some people with him rescued the person out of the car, which went down hill, in time, to prevent a serious incident from taking place. Shami, the cricketer, known to take decimate batters with his lethal bowling, turned into a messiah for an unknown person.
33-year-old Shami, the Team India cricketer, was also in Nainital when the incident took place. He revealed that the person’s car fell down hill right in front of Shami’s vehicle. The pacer reacted in time to save the person’s life.
Shami, who is currently on a hiatus from international cricket following the World Cup, took to Instagram to share the video, along with the caption: “He’s so lucky god gave him 2nd life. His car fall down from the hill road near Nanital just in front of my car. We took him out very safely.”
Shami is a cricketer from a humble background. In a recent interview, he revealed that he has driven bikes, cars, tractors, bus and even trucks.
Shami finished as the leading wicket-taker of the 2023 ODI World Cup, claiming 24 scalps in just seven matches. Shami missed out India’s initial matches in the league stage with Shardul Thakur and Ravichandran Ashwin being preferred over him in the starting XI.
However, all-rounder Hardik Pandya’s injury against Bangladesh presented Shami a chance to gain entry into the starting XI. The right-arm pacer grabbed his opportunity with both hands, claiming a five-wicket haul against New Zealand in Dharamshala.
Men-in-bue’s fast-bowler Shami started his campaign against New Zealand the pacer picked up five wickets at Dharamshala. The 33-year-old pacer also picked up seven wickets haul against the same opponent in the semifinal after Virat Kohli’s record breaking century. Shami’s seven fer is the best-ever bowling figures for India in the 50-over format.
Shami had performed brilliantly in the World Cup 2023 and was successful in taking 23 wickets. Shami became the bowler taking the highest wicket in the World Cup 2023. Let us tell you that after the defeat in the World Cup final, Indian PM Narendra Modi had come to the Indian dressing room and encouraged Team India. The PM hugged Shami and congratulated him for his performance.
