NEW DELHI: "Kaash mai waha hota… kuch kar pata" (I wish I were there… I could have done something) — a recovering Mohammed Shami uttered these words repeatedly to his coach as he watched India struggle during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) in Australia. Frustrated and in pain, Shami longed to be on the field, rattling stumps and sending them cartwheeling.
Watching India lose the home series against New Zealand 0-3, then the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 1-3 in Australia, and eventually missing out on a spot in the World Test Championship Final, was a bitter pill for him to swallow. At times, tears rolled down his cheeks and the star pacer could only live with the disappointment of being unable to contribute.
