‘It was such a big surprise for us…’ – Mohammed Shami opens up on impact of PM Modi’s visit to dressing room after India’s ODI WC 2023 final loss

Team India’s star cricketer Mohammed Shami has opened up about the impact of PM Modi’s visit to the India team dressing room after their ODI World Cup 2023 final loss. Notably, Rohit Sharma-led Team India suffered a heartbreaking defeat against Australia on November 19 at the iconic Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Mohammed Shami revealed that they were totally heartbroken and dejected after the loss in the final game. In addition, the right-arm pacer says that they had a really bad feeling, as they had performed exceptionally well over the past two months, but the final game turned out to be a bad day for them. The great seamer revealed that it was a big surprise for them when PM Modi entered the room.

“We were heartbroken after the loss and were sitting dejectedly. It was like our two-month hard work got negated due to just one match. It was our bad day and we were dejected, but when the PM enters, you have to keep your head high. We were not even told that Modiji was coming there and suddenly he entered. Earlier, we were not even in the mood to eat and talk to each other but when he came, it was such a big surprise for us,” Mohammed Shami said in the interview with Aaj Tak.

We were shocked when PM Modi entered the room: Mohammed Shami

The 33-year-old cricketer revealed that they were totally in awe, as they didnot expect PM Modi would attend to them in the dressing room, after witnessing their shocking defeat. Moreover, the Gujarat Titans star revealed that PM Modi’s impact in the dressing room helped Team India move forward from the great loss.

“We got shocked when he entered the room. He then came and spoke to all of us. And it was actually after that moment that we started talking to each other. We talked and said that we need to move on from this loss. So, PM Modi’s visit helped us a lot,” he added further.