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The Rohit Sharma-led side are having a season to remember at the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023. The Men in Blue are unbeaten so far in the tournament, having won all their eight games of the league stage, firming the top spot in the standings at the CWC 2023.
However, this unbeaten run on the home soil has got several media houses and fans claiming that the Indian team is cheating. Recently, after the Rohit Sharma-led side thrashed Sri Lanka and South Africa in the tournament, former Pakistan cricketer Hussan Raza, who was speaking on a Pakistani news channel, claimed that India is using different balls for more swing and seam.
However, the video has been doing rounds on social media, Indian pacer, Mohammad Shami took some time to hit back at the former cricketer. “Sharm karo yaar game par focus karo na ki faltu bakwas par kabi to dusre ki success ko enjoy kia karo chii yar ICC World Cup hai apk local tournament, nahi hai or Ap player hi the na”, Shami wrote.
The 33-year-old further added that Wasim Akram has explained about the same and still they haven’t been trusting their own player. “Wasim bhai ne samjhaya hai explain kia tha phir bhir. Hahahahhahahahahaah. aapne player apne Wasim akram par yakin nahi apko”.
Shami, who found a place in the XI after Hardik Pandya sustained an ankle injury and was further ruled out of the tournament. The 33-year-old has scalped 16 wickets from the four games he has played, claiming two five-wicket haul (vs New Zealand and Sri Lanka) and a four-wicket haul (England) in the ODI World Cup 2023.
