Mohammed Shami made a delivery between the East Zone and the North Zone during the 2025 quarter -final cricket match between the East Zone and the North Zone at the BCCI Center of Excellence Ground in Bangalore in Karnataka, Karnataka. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) (PTI08_28_2025_000094a)

Former India bowling coach Bharat Arun has made a shocking revelation about Mohammed Shami, who wanted to quit cricket after failing the fitness test in 2018 and was going through a thick stage in his personal life.“When Shami was going through a trauma and a crisis in his personal life, Ravi (Shastri) spoke to him and said to him,” You need any support, please feel free to ask, “Ki.”“And in 2018, just before the tour of England, we match against Afghanistan (Test match in Bengaluru). Shami failed the fitness test and was removed from the team.“He was very humiliated. He was at the peak of his personal problems. So he came to my room and said,”Paji, My Cricket Core Donga(I will leave cricket).“So I asked him,” What are you going to do after leaving cricket? Whatever you are and whatever you have achieved is due to cricket. ” He said that he was angry.“Ravi said,” If you are angry and have a ball in your hand, then show your anger with the ball. You want to leave cricket because your body is not fit? “

“We sent him to NCA and the only instruction was to work physically on him, no bowling. After three weeks we sent him to NCA, he called me and said:”Paaji, Mai Toh Abhi Ghode Ki Tarah Bhaag Raha Hoon(I am running like a horse).“In this way Mohammed Shami gained his confidence and played those five Test matches in England. After the time of tea, after the time of tea, he played a magic at a speed of 140 kmph – that was his fitness level. It was surprising.”

Sanju Samson in Kerala Cricket League (Image-X)

Sanju Samson Kerala has been invincible in the Cricket League, producing another explosive innings on Thursday to mark his consecutive fifty in the tournament. The 30 -year -old fell to 62 out of 37 balls, but this was another performance of his attacker skills and adaptability. In the third match of the tournament, Samson’s remarkable run began with 121, where he reached his fifty in just 16 balls and completed his century in 42. In the fourth match, he followed it with 89 from 46 balls. Now, in the sixth match, his 62-run knock further outlined why he is one of the most in-form batsmen in domestic cricket. The change in his batting position seems to have worked. Earlier in the tournament, Samson batted at number 6, but opening the innings allowed him to showcase his natural attacker game and adapt to various situations. Fans and cricket experts are now curious to see that he can bat in the upcoming India. Asia Cup The campaign, which begins on 9 September.

Former captain of india Ajinkya Rahane His support for the inclusion of Samson in the squad has voiced. “Shubman’s team is back, I am sure he is most likely to open Abhishek SharmaPersonally, I would like to see Sanju Samson in the team because he really did well. He is a very confident boy, a very good team man, and it is very important, ”Rahane said on his YouTube channel. However, former India batsman Akash Chopra believes that Samson may remember the team’s balance. “with Shubman GillThe return of Sanju Samson has been more or less sealed. He will no longer facilitate playing XI. You will not leave Tilak Verma or Hardik Pandya, which means that Samson sits outside and Jitesh Sharma Chopra said that it would probably get the node again. Despite different opinions, Samson’s frequent demonstrations in KCL have ruled India’s debate on India’s playing for the Asia Cup. Their ability to score quickly and to be compatible with various positions makes them a valuable property, and fans are closely looking at whether they will get a chance on the international stage once again.

The Indian men’s hockey team Rajgir, Bihar, is back in action after a gap of two months for all important Asia Cups, which begins on 29 August.

Harmanpreet Singh and Sah. After finishing a very difficult campaign in the FIH Pro League, especially in the European leg, where he lost seven of the eight matches and finished second from below.

Since then, head coach Craig Fulton and his team were involved in a deep two -week camp based on their home in Bangalore before going to Australia to play some games to prepare for the Asia Cup.

Teams and format

Eight teams are playing in the tournament.

Pool A: India, China, Japan and Kazakhstan.

Pool B: Bangladesh, Chinese Taipei, Malaysia and South Korea.

Each team will play their pool opponents once and qualify for the top two super 4s from both pools.

Super 4s will once again have a round robin format and the top two will take it in the final and play two third and fourth positions below.

India’s Program:

August 29: India vs China at 3 pm.

August 31: Japan vs India at 3 pm.

1 September: India vs Kazakhstan at 7:30 pm.

The Super 4S starts from 3 September. The final and third and fourth place match is scheduled for 7 September.

What happened to Pakistan?

Pakistan refused to travel to India for the tournament, and was replaced by Bangladesh. Oman is another country that did not make it India and was replaced by Kazakhstan.

The teams who recall their opportunity to make it in the World Cup through the continental tournament, next year the qualifications including 16 teams will be part of the tournament. Each tournament will feature eight teams and the top three and highest ranked team from each, which ends in fourth place from each event, which will make it in the World Cup.

India’s squad for Asia Cup

Goalkeeper: Krishna B. Pathak, Suraj Karekera.

Guards: Sumit, Jarmanpreet Singh, Sanjay, Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh.

Midfielder: Rajinder Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad.

Ahead: Mandeep Singh, Shilanand Laxma, Abhishek, Sukhjit Singh, Dilpreet Singh.

Alternative athlete: Neelam Sanjip Xess, Selvam Karthi.

Big picture

Despite a disappointing outing for most players in the Pro League, Fulton has chosen an attempt and reliable squad for the Asia Cup. Senior players like Mandeep Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Krishna Pathak and Amit Rohidas had some question marks, which were not in their best performance in the last big matches, but Fulton is not ready to make big changes. This makes sense because it is an important tournament with World Cup qualification on the line.

There is no denying that senior players need to be improved. Forward Mandip and Dilpreet have to step into pressure conditions and count their possibility. Sukhjit Singh and Shilanand Laxma had their moments, but stability is an issue. Only Abhishek D has been a reliable threat and is a consistent scorer of field balls.

“We are not so good in proficiency in the case of counter-harael. We win and go, but do not get lots of results. We are trying to improve his strategic side. Therefore, it is also personnel, it is also a combination, it is also technical, but mainly it is technical, but mainly it is to make decisions. We want to take better decisions”

“As long as you are looking at more than two options, as you eventually you need three, you make the best decisions.”

The decision making aspect was an issue in the Pro League where more often, the players saw the ball before the ideas. This is related to this because players have a lot of international experiences in the same set and most of them were involved in the Paris Olympic bronze medalist campaign.

It is understandable that taking a decision is a problem in a young squad that has less experience of playing big matches, but this is not the case with this Indian team. So far, the Flton is not ready to make changes in the context of the personnel, which means that he is not giving to his senior players and hoping that the issue will be corrected in the Asia Cup.

Another issue was the form of goalkeepers, especially Krishna Pathak. He was expected to act as a senior goalkeeper post, which is with the retirement of PR Sreejesh, but has been struggling with his form since the beginning of the year. Fulton blamed himself as he cited ‘lack of goalkeeping coaching’ on his behalf and said that he had worked hard to improve the training camp.

Teams in the Asia Cup are not in the same class of European or Australia, but they can cause serious damage. The next best teams after India are Malaysia and South Korea and both are out of the top ten. India is much better in all departments, but the important thing to keep in mind is that only one winner can make it in the World Cup. In large pressure games, the sides are also excluded most often. India has performed well in the knockout tournament like the Asian Games and Olympic Games, and they will watch to do the same in Rajgir. If they fail, there will be another chance for the World Cup, but it will cause great damage to the players’ morale, and the pressure on Fulton will increase.