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Mumbai, Jan 5 (Cricketnmore):<\/strong> Back into the national cricket squad for the tour of Australia after a gap of eight months, star Indian pacer Mohammad Shami on Tuesday said the first two months after his knee injury were the toughest phase of his career.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Shami has been named in the India squad for the tour which includes five One-Day Internationals (ODI) starting on January 12 in Perth followed by three Twenty20 Internationals later on.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"The doctor had told me not to get out of bed for two months. It was the most difficult phase for me. I was not allowed to keep my feet on the ground. I was only allowed to get up from my bed and go to the bathroom," Shami said at a press conference here before leaving for Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"And the second thing was I couldn't play. When I left the crutches and met the team before the tour of Bangladesh, I felt like I was alive again. I had not seen the dining room even for those two months. I started feeling good again when I started light running and my cricket. I felt like I was back to my world. It is very difficult to be mentally strong during this period," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Shami bowled 18 overs and bagged three wickets for Bengal from two matches in the domestic one-day tournament (Vijay Hazare Trophy) recently.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Injuries are very irritating for me and any other cricketer. It's very difficult to mentally come out of an injury. I just hope it never happens to me again in my life. I had not played for a long time and the entire team was playing so I was missing it a lot. It was very important for me to get back my rhythm and get some matches under my belt," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I wanted to start from where I had left before my injury. I was feeling comfortable as I was able to bowl with the same pace and hit the same line and length," Shami said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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