Trying to get my rhythm; more responsibility on me: Shami
Shami was sidelined for over a year with an ankle injury that he picked durin the 2023 ODI World Cup.
The veteran said he is now ready to shoulder the responsibility of bowling long spells.
"The trust debate ends when you get selected in the team. I don't think that one should worry about his fitness too much. We just need to put in the effort and see how your body takes it. After all, we are labourers. I am now ready to bowl long spells. Short spells are anyways easy - six or 12 balls - and in limited-overs cricket it doesn't matter whether it's 10 or six overs," he noted.
The 34-year-old has bowled his full quota of 10 overs against Bangladesh and Australia, while he bowled just eight and four overs against Pakistan and New Zealand, respectively in the earlier matches, primarily because spinners bowled nearly 35 overs in those games.
Being at one venue helped me
Shami said it is an advantage for him that all of India's Champions Trophy matches are being played in Dubai.
"It has definitely helped us because we know the conditions and the behaviour of the pitch. It is a plus point that you are playing all the matches at one venue. The main thing is to gauge the conditions and know how the pitch behaves because you are playing at one venue and you can get to know it well," he said.
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