Mohammed Shami likes tweet calling Hardik Pandya ‘chapri’, claiming he faked injury to play IPL

The tweet he liked was a racial insult on his former Gujarat Titans captain.

Mohammed Shami likes tweet calling Hardik Pandya ‘chapri’, claiming he faked injury to play IPL

Hardik Pandya and Mohammed Shami during the 2022 IPL (Image via ESPN)

Mohammed Shami recently underwent surgery for his ankle. After playing the entire 2023 ODI World Cup with an injured ankle- which has now ruled him out till September- he will miss the IPL and 2024 T20 World Cup. 

Mohammed Shami recently uploaded an update of his surgery. He informed everyone that the stitches from his ankle had been removed. He thanked the doctors and said he was excited to the next stage of his healing journey. 

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Many people wished him for his recovery, hoping to see him return to play for India soon. One comment praised him for giving his 100% during the World Cup, despite being in pain throughout the tournament. He also demeaned Shami’s former captain, Hardik Pandya, who was ruled out of the World Cup. 

In the tweet, the fan racially insulted Pandya, calling him a “chapri kalu” and further demeaned him by claiming that Pandya was faking an injury to play in the IPL. Shami ended up liking the tweet, which led to the reply getting more and more clout. 

Mohammed Shami replies to fake Amit Shah account 

While many fans kept wishing for Mohammed Shami to return back to full fitness, a parody account of Amit Shah wished him as well. Shami, not knowing that it was a fake account, replied to the account, but later deleted his tweet. 

Mohammed Shami and Amit Shah
Mohammed Shami and Amit Shah at an event (Image via Mohammed Shami’s Instagram)

Shami was in London to undergo surgery on his Achilles tendon. He has now returned to India, and has started his road to recovery. Jay Shah has said that the pacer will return to play during the Test series with Bangladesh. 

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