Mohammed Shami hit back at former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq for accusing Arshdeep Singh of ball-tampering during the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. According to Inzy, the Indian pacer was able to reverse swing the ball in the 15th over against Australia, which is impossible. He had urged the umpires to keep an eye on the Indian players as they were doing something fishy.
His statement attracted angry responses from the Indian fans and cricketers, who slammed the veteran for his allegations. And now Shami has reacted to it.
“They had accused me of putting a device into the ball during the 2023 ODI World Cup. They recently brought out another foolish theory on Arshdeep Singh. I respect Inzamam-ul-Haq a lot, and one doesn’t expect him to make such statements. They are the ones who started this reverse swing, and when we do it, they have a problem.
“Before saying anything to the Indian bowlers, they should remember the past incidents when their players were caught while tampering with the ball. Pakistan players want to make their public fool, and when their team is not performing well, they come out with allegations,” he said on Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast.
Shami was not done with this and mentioned that Pakistani players should be held for cheating if they think reverse swing is wrong.
“They were the first ones to introduce this craft, and if it is achieved using wrong ways, they should be held first. If I visit Pakistan for the Champions Trophy in 2025, I will take three balls along with me and will show them that there were no devices in them. I will cut the balls into two pieces in front of 20 people. I will also show them how the reverse swing is achieved,” he added.