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XtraTime Web Desk: It has been a rollercoaster ride for Indian pacer Mohammad Sham in this season as he was dropped out in the beginning for failing a fitness test in June 2018 but he came back strongly and joined India's squad for the upcoming World Cup. He had ups and downs in his carrier but the fast bowler from Bengal doesn't believe in complaining. Shami made headlines when he failed the Yo-Yo test at the National Cricket Academy ahead of the one-off Test against Afghanistan. However, the same bowler through his grit and determination forced the national selectors to bring him back into India's ODI squad even as they tried other fast bowlers before handing Shami a comeback. Life hasn't been a bed of roses for Shami, but the fast bowler has not let anything come between him and his love for the gentleman's game and that shows even in his performance for Kings XI Punjab in this edition of the Indian Premier League. Shami recounted the horror and also said that while everyone spoke about him failing the test, not many realised that he wasn't even in the frame of mind to take the field at that point in time. 'I had some family problems at that point of time. The fitness test didn't go well and I accept that I failed. But then, I wasn't even in that frame of mind where I could focus on the match against Afghanistan. I wasn't mentally prepared and had to undergo the Yo-Yo Test at that point in time and I flunked," he explained.