India vs Australia viral video: Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) official Twitter handle on Monday posted a video of Mohammed Shami having a heart-warming conversation with Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi in the nets. The video went viral on social media in no time. Shami was sweating it out in the nets at Gabba when team India was playing its warm-up match against Australia. Shaheen and other Pakistan players were too present there as they are scheduled to play a warm-up match at the same venue against England after India vs Australia match.
Shaheen Afridi, who like Mohammed Shami is making his return after a long break, walked up to the senior Indian pacer and greeted him by saying," Shami bhai kaise hai aap (How are you)."
In the video, Shaheen can be heard praising Shami for his ability to bowl with an upright seam. “Jab se maine bowling start kari hai tabse mai aap ko follow kar raha hu, aap ki na wrist position aur seam ka jawab nahi hai (I am following you since I started bowling and from that time I have been a big fan of your wrist position and upright seam),” said Shaheen.
“Agar release point acha ho jayega na seam bhi theek ho jayega (if the release point is on point, then the seam will be automatically good)," replied Shami.
Another reason why Shami went viral on internet was due to his dream comeback on Monday. Shami was brought in to bowl the last over of IND vs AUS warm-up game with the hosts needing 11 for the win. Shami bowled a fiery spell, taking 3 wickets for 4 runs to help India beat Australia by 6 runs.
"He is coming back after a long time, so we wanted to give him an over. Wanted to give him a challenge and let him bowl the final over, and you saw what he did," India captain Rohit Sharma said after the match.