Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami is enjoying a splendid ICC World Cup 2023, having already claimed 14 wickets in three matches.
The right-arm pacer took five wickets and played a crucial role in his team’s resounding 302-run victory over Sri Lanka in the 33rd match of the World Cup at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.
Mohammed Shami was about to do Sajda and then stopped midway. Why????????????? #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/sl0IcTaJUh
— Haroon (@hazharoon) November 2, 2023
However, what caught everyone’s attention was Shami’s decision to abstain from Sajda (prostration) immediately after completing his five-wicket haul. He reverently bowed down to express gratitude to Almighty Allah but refrained from placing his head on the ground, maintaining the same position.
Social media users were swift to notice and expressed the view that Shami may have refrained from Sajda due to the knowledge that he represents a country with a history of Islamophobia events.
