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Mohammed Shami has no idea why he’s called ‘Lala’ but thinks there is only one man behind it — Virat Kohli.<\/h2>\n
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Mohammed Shami doesn\u2019t know who started his nickname\u00a0Lala<\/em>, but suspects it\u2019s Virat Kohli\u2019s doing. The pacer has been a mainstay of the team for years, and he and Kohli are said to be close friends.<\/p>\n

Shami said now everyone, even newcomers in the team, calls him Lala<\/em>, but he doesn\u2019t even know why a name associated with former Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi, or jewelers in certain parts of India, has become \u2018permanent\u2019 for him. Shami even wondered if he\u2019s called that because of his weight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also do not know when it became permanent,” he said in an interview with\u00a0News24.<\/em> \u2018It\u2019s Virat\u2019s doing. He only does such things. I was just thinking, one day, what kind of a name is Lala? Even Shahid Afridi had that name. But I did not understand why I had this name. Am I fat? There are people who do jewelry work who are called lala, but I don\u2019t do that as well. I am not fat either. But when you come to the team, you get some names. If you try to argue about it, they irritate you more in the team. So I let it be,” he added.<\/p>\n

Indian cricketers\u2019 nicknames are quite popular among the audience, too. For example, when Kohli was a youngster, he was popularly called Cheeku\u00a0<\/em>in the dressing room, while Sourav Ganguly is known as Dada<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Mohammed Shami gives injury update<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Shami has been out of the Indian team for a few months now due to various injuries. He made a comeback in the T20I series against England but didn\u2019t look at his best and was snubbed for the Test tour of England.<\/p>\n

Further in the interview, he confirmed that he has worked hard on his fitness and feels much better now.<\/p>\n

\u201cTouchwood it is better now. The last two months I have trained, increased my skills, shed weight and increased the load as well. Let\u2019s see the result that I get now. My focus in on getting rhythm and to be able to bowl long spells. I have practiced on batting and fielding as well and done a lot of gym. Everything is comfortable now,” he said.<\/p>\n

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