Indian veteran Pesar Mohammed Shami expressed his dream of winning the ODI World Cup for India and also shared information with the loss of the tragic ICC World Cup 2023 despite putting it in an extraordinary effort in the tournament.
India currently focuses on its Asia Cup campaign; However, many veterans who are no longer part of the T20i setup and do not refer to return as their target has set their expectations on the return to the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup. India missed the title under Rohit Sharma in 2023,
Although the discussion has been around the participation of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the upcoming World Cup, 2023 World Cup Nayak, Mohammed Shami, has expressed his desire for India in the upcoming WC.
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Mohammed Shami opens on 2027 World Cup schemes
The Indian management has focused its attention on the T20 format, as after the conclusion of the Asia Cup, the men in Blue will start preparing to maintain their title as the defending champion in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
Although Mohammed Shami’s Caliber’s bowler is entitled to a place in the T20 setup, he is often not considered for the smallest format due to his frequent injuries. Shami last played for India in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, where he was a major pace in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah.
Now, experienced expressed his desire for India in the 2027 Cricket World Cup because he finds out that he just has a dream: to win the World Cup for India, which he missed inch in the 2023 edition.
“I have only one dream left to win the ODI World Cup. We were very close in 2023. We realized an intestine, but there was a fear in the knockout stage tooThe enthusiasm and belief of the fans inspired us. Perhaps it was not in my luck, but I want to stay there in the 2027 World Cup, “Shami said to News24.
Shami’s medal looks unfortunate, with a pile of consolation awards
Mohammed Shami is one of the leading wickets of India in the ICC tournament who has played all three formats of the game. However, Shami has played only one Champions Trophy version, 3 World Cups, and 2023 in 2023 and two T20 World Cups in his career.
Despite not having every ICC event throughout his career, often go out due to injuries, Shami’s ICC White-Ball events have 78 wickets and are the most wickets for India. He alone has 55 wickets in more than 50 World Cups.
Shami won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2025, but ended as a runner-up on several occasions, including two WTC finals, T20 World Cup in 2014 and 2023 ODI World Cups.In addition, it was part of India’s squads which reached the semi -finals of the 2015 and 2019 Cricket World Cup.
Shami to return to domestic cricket with Dalip Trophy
Mohammed Shami is once again setting feet in Indian domestic cricket with the Dalip Trophy. The Duleep Trophy will mark the onset of this year’s home season in India, and Shami is selected in the East Zone Squad, which will be led under the leadership of Ishan Kishan.
Mohammed Shami, who is one of the most experienced red balls in India, was not considered for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, while Gambhir trusted young players like Prasad Krishna and Akash. He was also not part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy last year.
With his Duleep Trophy, he will see to change the perception of his abilities with both red balls, after not being considered for the Asia Cup, after being a disappointing season in the IPL, either the Asia Cup.
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