Shoaib Akhtar jumped into Mohammad Shami’s Roza controversy, Former Pakistani bowler shared video
Mohammed Shami Roza Controversy: The ICC Champions Trophy tournament has reached its final round. On Sunday, 9th March 2025, there will be an ICC Champions Trophy title clash in Dubai featuring the India vs New Zealand final match. Team India’s batting is looking great under the leadership of Hitman Rohit Sharma, while in the absence of Bumrah, Mohammed Shami is leading the bowling well. Meanwhile, an unnecessary controversy has erupted regarding Shami. Actually, Shami was seen drinking an energy drink against Australia, which made it clear that he is not fasting, even though the month of Ramadan has started from March 1. Now Shoaib Akhtar has also jumped into this controversy.
Mohammed Shami belongs to the Muslim community. As you know, Muslims observe fasts during the month of Ramadan. During the month of Ramadan, the fast starts with Sehri and ends with Iftar. Meanwhile, during the fast, it is completely forbidden to eat any kind of food or drink water etc. However, many people are in support of Shami, who believe that it is difficult to observe fast while playing in such hot sun and Shami put his country first before religion.
Shoaib Akhtar shared the video
Roza is not an excuse. Its a motivation. Nothing should stop your from training. Use it in your benefit. #Ramzan #training pic.twitter.com/V2k7Fb297Y
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) March 6, 2025
Former Pakistan player Shoaib Akhtar shared a video on social media. In it, he is walking on the ground after exercising. In the caption, he wrote, “Fasting is not an excuse. It is an inspiration. No one can stop you from training. Use it to your advantage.
However, Mohammad Shami does not need to explain to anyone about his religious feelings and his honesty towards the country. People are also in his support, who believe that he has put the country above religion. On one side is the Pakistan team, which despite being the host, was eliminated within 5 days of the start of the ICC Champions Trophy. On the other side is Team India, which is playing its third consecutive ICC Champions Trophy final. Talking about Shami, he took 5 wickets in the very first match.
Mohammed Shami’s ICC Champions Trophy journey
Mohammed Shami took a five-wicket haul against Bangladesh in the first match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. As per reports, during that IND vs AUS ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final match in Dubai, the news of Shami not doing Roza came out. In that crucial match Shami took 3 wickets against Australia, which included important wickets like Steve Smith and Cooper Connolly. Whenever Shami played, he bowled effectively and his crucial wickets always helped the team to build the pressure or remove the pressure against the opponent.
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