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English language became barrier for India's MoM award winner Mohammad Shami
KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 3/8/2015 2:37:17 PM
MUMBAI,, Mar 7: The English language became barrier for Indian pace bowler Mohammad Shami in the ongoing World Cup.
The pace bowler, who will turn 25 on Monday, could not be interviewed by the West Indian TV commentator Ian Bishop at the presentation ceremony after the match between India and West Indies in Perth on Friday.
"Shami was the player of the match but didn't do the TV interview as he doesn't speak English", ICC's media official Peter Breen has clarified exclusively.
"The host broadcasters chose to proceed as appeared on TV so there was no issue", Breen added further.
However, the issue didn't go down well with Mohd. Shami's coaches in India. Speaking exclusveily over telephones from Kolkata and UP, Ashok Malhotra (Bengal coach, Sahmi plays for Bengal) and Badruddin Siddiquie (Shami's childhood coach), say, "Shami should have been interviewed in Hindi by an Indian commentators. There are few Indian commentators (Sunil Gavaskar, Saurav Ganguly, Hasha Bhogle etc.) in the World Cup who could have sought Shami's comments in Hindi".
"Even if that was not possible, the Indian team management should have sent an interpreter with Shami", they added.
"Shami has studied in Hindi. But he can understand and speak in English. Of course, speaking English in India and in overseas are different and that was the reason why he was not interviewed", Shami's childhood coach, Badruddin signed off.
"It has been Team India's Diwali Celebrations on a Holi day. Yes, I did watch Friday's match. I have been watching all World Cup matches", Shami's father Tausheed Ahmed said exclusively.
"My son is Graduated in English from Bareilly's Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University. He may not be a good speaker but can read and write in English", the dad, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, added.