If he doesn’t make it to Australia, India will have to go with a depleted bowling attack, which would be less experienced.
A Gujarat Titans (GT) pacer has suffered a massive setback on his road to recovery and will be out of action further. The player hasn’t played competitive cricket for a while now, and just when things looked to be on track, another problem arose.
Mohammed Shami, the Indian pacer, developed a swollen knee while rehabbing at the National Cricket Academy (NCA). According to a report by TOI, it will now take another six to eight weeks to heal fully, which means India’s plans to help Shami make a swift comeback have taken a significant hit.
“Shami had resumed bowling, and he was looking on track to make a comeback to competitive cricket soon. But this knee injury has flared up recently. BCCI’s medical team is assessing the injury, but it may require quite a bit of time,” TOI quoted a BCCI source.
Initially, he was supposed to feature for his domestic side Bengal in the Ranji Trophy, which will start on October 11. Later, he would have been slotted to India’s squad for the five-match Test series against Australia Down Under, starting in Perth on November 22 later this year, but the plans have derailed after a fresh development.
Mohammed Shami quashes rumours of swollen knee
While a few reports have suggested Shami has developed a swollen knee, he took to his social media account to sideline such reports. He called them ‘baseless’.
“Why these type of baseless rumors? I’m working hard and trying my level best to recover. Neither the BCCI nor me have mentioned that I am out of the Border Gavaskar series. I request the public to stop paying attention to such news from unofficial sources. Please stop and don’t spread such fake fake fake & fake news, especially without my statement.”
Why these type of baseless rumors? I'm working hard and trying my level best to recover. Neither the BCCI nor me have mentioned that I am out of the Border Gavaskar series. I request the public to stop paying attention to such news from unofficial sources. Please stop and don’t… pic.twitter.com/0OgL1K2iKS
Mohammed Shami hasn’t played competitive cricket since India’s heartbreaking defeat against Australia in the World Cup 2023 final on November 19. He underwent surgery on his Achilles tendon in February, which was successful.
His absence will be a huge blow for India on their Australia tour, given Shami has previous experience playing there and is immensely skilled. If he doesn’t make it to Australia, India will have to go with a depleted bowling attack, which would be less experienced.
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