ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Harbhajan Singh has backed Mohammed Shami for choosing not to fast during the Champions Trophy 2025 semifinal against Australia, prioritizing hydration in Dubai’s intense heat.

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Mohammed Shami is India’s top wicket-taker in the Champions Trophy 2025.
Mohammed Shami took 3 wickets against Australia in the Champions Trophy 2025 semifinal.
Harbhajan Singh said that Shami needs to hydrate himself, or else he may collapse due to the intense heat.

India’s ODI and T20 World Cup winner, Harbhajan Singh, has defended veteran pacer Mohammed Shami amid criticism for choosing to hydrate himself instead of fasting during the holy month of Ramzan. Shami faced backlash, with some labeling him a “criminal and sinner” for drinking electrolytes during the Champions Trophy 2025 semifinal against Australia.

“I think I just want to say that this is my personal view—I might be wrong or right. Sports should be treated separately. People who feel religion is playing this role or that role, I think it’s fine to do your routine—what you do in your religion. But people expecting Shami to do this or Rohit Sharma to do this or any XYZ to do this or that during a certain period (is not fair),” Harbhajan said while speaking to India Today.

“You might be doing it because you are sitting at home or doing your own routine work. But when you are playing as a sportsman, if you don’t keep yourself hydrated, you might collapse,” he added.

“And of course, with the kind of heat they are playing in, I think they need to drink water. They can’t go through the game without having a drink or a snack. It’s your body, after all—you need fuel,” he said.

Harbhajan said that it is Shami’s personal choice whether he wants to fast or not. He believes the controversy will not affect Shami’s performance in the final against New Zealand on March 9.

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Shastri’s performance in Champions Trophy 2025 so far

34-year-old Shami claimed three wickets against Australia. In the match against New Zealand, Rohit Sharma limited him to just four overs to avoid exerting him. Shami was injured in the match against Pakistan and couldn’t bowl his full quota of 10 overs. Before two wicket-less games, he took a fifer against Bangladesh in India’s campaign opener. He is India’s leading wicket-taker in the tournament so far.

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He has been leading the pace attack in the absence of the injured Jasprit Bumrah. In the last two games, he was the only specialist pacer in the team, as Varun Chakravarthy replaced Harshit Rana. Shami has shared the new ball with pace-bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya.

Harbhajan Singh supports Shami, saying hydration is key to avoid collapsing during fasting.

Highlights:

ALSO READ:- Gary Stead said New Zealand’s biggest challenge against India in the Champions Trophy final is a key player, calling him “a big threat in the game.”

Shastri’s performance in Champions Trophy 2025 so far

ALSO READ:-Sitanshu Kotak said Rohit and Virat are talking to help India’s batting before the final.

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