Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan lead cricketers' birthday wishes for Mohammad Shami

Indian cricketer Mohammad Shami made his international debut in 2013 as a 23-year old. Seven years into his journey with Indian cricket, the right-arm fast bowler has turned out to be a genuine match-winner with the ball and together with Jasprit Bumrah and Ishant Sharma, forms one of the most potent pace attacks in the world. He turned 30 on Thursday, September 3. To commemorate the 30th Mohammad Shami birthday, here is a look at some of the wishes posted by his Team India colleagues on their social media accounts.

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Mohammad Shami birthday: Virat Kohli, Ishant Sharma among others wish their teammate

Several of Mohammad Shami’s national teammates like Virat Kohli and Ishant Sharma among others extended their birthday wishes on social media. While Indian captain and batting icon Virat Kohli light-heartedly wished Shami with a caption: “Mehnat aur bowling dono karte raho daba ke” (Translation: Keep working and bowling in full flow), his bowling partner simply wished his teammate “Have a great day and the best year ahead”. Apart from Virat Kohli and Ishant Sharma, his other Indian teammates like Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan also posted their wishes on the 30th Mohammad Shami birthday.

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Mohammad Shami in KXIP squad for IPL 2020 season

Mohammad Shami is now slated to represent the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) franchise in the upcoming Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season. The pacer was among the KXIP retained cricketers during the IPL 2020 trading and transfer window and will now play under the leadership of KL Rahul. Apart from reuniting with Chris Gayle and Nicholas Pooran, Mohammad Shami will also be joined by several newcomers to the KXIP line-up like Jimmy Neesham, Chris Jordan, Ravi Bishnoi among others. While the tournament is currently on course to commence from September 19 onwards in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), here is a look at the entire KXIP squad for IPL 2020 season:

KL Rahul (c), Karun Nair, Mohammed Shami, Nicholas Pooran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Hardus Viljoen, Darshan Nalkande, Sarfaraz Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Murugan Ashwin, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, James Neesham, Prabhsimran Singh, Chris Jordan, Tajinder Dhillon, Ravi Bishnoi, Ishan Porel and Sheldon Cottrell.

KXIP wishes on 30th Mohammad Shami birthday

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