Watch: Smriti Mandhana Recalls Being Hit By Mohammed Shami
Published - 01 May 2020, 05:38 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:05 AM
At a time when no action is going on due to the coronavirus pandemic, cricketers around the globe are very active on social media. Confined to their homes, the cricketers are spending time by doing live sessions on social media or holding Q-A sessions. India women team’s opener Smriti Mandhana is not an exception either.
The star batter has also been quite active on her social media account since the nationwide lockdown began. Recently, she was joined by India’s limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma and fellow teammate Jemimah Rodrigues. The trio had a blast on their live chat show where Smriti Mandhana shared an interesting story when she was hit by a Mohammed Shami delivery.
“I remember playing Shami bhaiyya (Mohammed Shami) when his doing his rehab. He was bowling at a 120 waala pace (mph) to me and promised that he wouldn’t bowl on my body,” said Smriti Mandhana in the video shared by Baseline Ventures on YouTube.
“I was beaten for the first two balls as I was not used to the pace. On the third ball, his in-dipper hit me on my inner thigh and it turned black, blue, and green and was swollen for 10 days,” she added.
Rohit Sharma also spoke about facing Shami in the nets. The star opener said that facing the right-arm pacer was indeed tricky.
“The pitches we have for net sessions are almost always green with moisture. And whenever Shami sees a green pitch, he eats extra biryani! Bumrah is also difficult but he has been around only for two-three years.”
“Shami, I have been playing since 2013. But yeah, right now there must be a competition going on between Bumrah and Shami, on who beats the bat most, who can hit the most on the helmets,” Rohit added.
Meanwhile, Smriti Mandhana was last seen in action during the T20 World Cup in Australia where she helped India make it to the final of the tournament for the very first time.
India defied all the odds to enter the final where they suffered a crushing 85-run defeat at the hands of hosts and defending champions Australia. Smriti Mandhana had a poor campaign with the bat as she failed to deliver. In four games, she managed to score – 10, 11, 17, 11.
