India pacer Mohammed Shami has said that he misses playing with former India captain MS Dhoni, who has been out of the action since India’s defeat to New Zealand in the Cricket World Cup 2019. The speedster who made his debut under Dhoni said that Dhoni treats every player in such a way that they aren't intimidated.

"I played in all the formats under him barring IPL. With regard to guidance, he will always treat his teammates in such a way that you won't even feel that he is MS Dhoni," Mohammed Shami said in an Instagram chat with Rohit Juglan. "He is such a big player. I have a lot of memories about him. Now also we think, Mahi Bhai will come and it will be fun playing.”

He further added that Dhoni likes to sit with everyone and have dinner. There are always two-four people with him and they chat till late at night, and he is currently missing all these things. Currently, the entire world has been fighting against global pandemic novel coronavirus. All the sporting events across the globe have either been stopped or cancelled. Although the cricket is going to start from next month, using saliva on the ball to shine has banned by the ICC due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

However, Shami is confident that he can still get reverse swing going. "There will be difficulties. We have been accustomed to using saliva since childhood. It's been deeply ingrained ... If you are a fast bowler, instinctively you apply saliva to shine the ball. But yes, if you can maintain the shine of the dry ball, it will definitely reverse. Sweat and saliva work differently. I don't think it will help. I never tried bowling without saliva. Now because of COVID-19 pandemic, it's very important to stop using saliva."

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