Shami Slams Ball Tampering Allegations, Accuses Pakistan of Deception

Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has vehemently refuted allegations of ball tampering by Team India during the T20 World Cup, as well as similar accusations made by former Pakistan players during the ODI World Cup.

Shami dismissed the claims as baseless and accused Pakistan of being perpetually unhappy with India's success. He challenged the accusers to prove their allegations by allowing him to open the ball and demonstrate the absence of any tampering devices.

"Pakistanis were never happy with us and will never be," Shami said. "Someone said we are being given a different ball, someone said there is a chip in the ball. I have previously mentioned that if I ever get an opportunity or a platform in the future, I would definitely like to open the ball and show whether there is any device inside or not."

Shami also criticized former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq for his allegations that India's bowlers were using a modified ball with an embedded chip. He dismissed Inzamam's claims as "cartoonish" and accused him of misleading the public.

"The team that performs against them gets targeted there," Shami said. "Suppose I bowled with the device and pressed the button incorrectly. I intended to bowl an inswinger but it turned into an outswinger, resulting in a boundary. This kind of cartoonish behavior can happen elsewhere; these are just ways to fool the public."

Shami pointed out that India's bowlers have a proven track record of reverse swing, and that Arshdeep Singh's ability to reverse the ball in the 15th over of the T20 World Cup match against Pakistan was a testament to their skill.

"If it was Pakistani bowlers (reverse swinging the ball) this would have been a big issue," Shami said. "We know reverse swing very well and if Arshdeep can come in the 15th over and start reversing the ball, it means some serious work had been done before."

Shami also revealed that Virat Kohli and Ishant Sharma are his best friends within the Indian cricket team, who have supported him during his recent ankle injury.

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