{"id":136547,"date":"2025-09-14T10:39:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T10:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/136547\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T10:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T10:39:07","slug":"mohammed-shami-shares-behind-the-scenes-story-of-why-virat-kohli-called-him-lazy-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/136547\/","title":{"rendered":"Mohammed Shami shares behind-the-scenes story of why Virat Kohli called him ‘Lazy’ | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MohammedMohammed Shami and Virat Kohli (Photo by Robert Cianflone\/Getty Images) Mohammed Shami<\/a> opened up about his interactions with former captain Virat Kohli<\/a> during a candid conversation on Aap Ki Adalat. When reminded by Rajat Sharma that Kohli<\/a> had once called him \u201clazy\u201d for taking naps during massages, Shami<\/a> laughed it off. \u201cYour body gets exhausted during a Test match,\u201d he said. \u201cI might have taken a short nap, but if that earns me the \u2018lazy\u2019 tag, I don\u2019t mind. Fast bowling is the toughest job in the team. We run the most, we respond whenever the situation demands, and off the field, if I relax for a bit, what\u2019s the harm? Virat<\/a> can call me \u2018lazy\u2019 or \u2018lala\u2019, but I am neither fat nor selling jewellery. In the Indian team, you are bound to pick up some nickname.\u201d<\/p>\n

How a plate of biryani fired up Mohammed Shami in Johannesburg<\/p>\n

Shami also recounted a humorous moment when Kohli smiled while he answered a commentator\u2019s questions in English. \u201cI was trying my best to answer in English,\u201d Shami said. \u201cI even joked that I had brought Virat with me during the New Zealand series because the Kiwis have such a different accent. After I finished, Virat asked why I had brought him along.\u201d On language struggles, Shami explained that he never feels embarrassed speaking in English. \u201cIf you don\u2019t know a language, say it clearly and continue in Hindi. There\u2019s no shame. Even if you can\u2019t speak English fluently, trying is enough,\u201d he said, adding with a laugh that Pakistani players handle it similarly. Shami also shared a touching memory from the Champions Trophy, explaining why Kohli touched his mother\u2019s feet after winning. \u201cVirat used to talk to my mom over the phone. She had never met him in person, and when she came to watch the match after years, I told Virat she was there. That\u2019s why he went to her,\u201d he said. He then recalled the nerves of giving a speech on his debut in the dressing room. \u201cIt was intimidating. Stars like Yuvraj<\/a> were sitting in front, and I had to stand on a chair. My English wasn\u2019t good, so I asked if I could speak in Hindi. I managed a few sentences and told them I would try to learn as much as I could from everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mohammed Shami and Virat Kohli (Photo by Robert Cianflone\/Getty Images) Mohammed Shami opened up about his interactions with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136548,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,63732,9981,28866,48045,48048,101,56,54,55,39820,15624,63733,10123],"class_list":{"0":"post-136547","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-cricket","9":"tag-fast-bowling","10":"tag-india-cricket-team","11":"tag-kohli","12":"tag-mohammed-shami","13":"tag-shami","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-unitedkingdom","18":"tag-virat","19":"tag-virat-kohli","20":"tag-yuvraj","21":"tag-yuvraj-singh"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}