The fast mewler of India Mohammed Shami was expected to be part of the XI playing from the beginning of the T20i series. However, the management of the Indian team led by the head coach Gautam Gambhir did not play in the first two matches of the T20i series.
It was a big surprise, because the Bowler Rapid has not played an international match for over a year, and the fans are desperately waiting to return to the national colors. It was speculated that Shami might not be fully able to be part of the team.
Another speculation was that it does not fit in the team combination, because India opted for a variety of options in Spin bowling. But the reason for his absence was finally revealed.
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Why was Mohammed Shami not part of India Playing XI?
The management of the India team seeks to keep Mohammed Shami for future missions for over 50 years. After the T20i series, India will play an ODI series against England and the very important champions trophy.
Shami's presence will be of the highest importance in the champions trophy, where he will be the most experienced Bowler in India. With uncertainty about Jasprit Bumrah's availability due to injury, the team leadership wants to keep Shami.
According to Toi, Mohammed Shami has fully recovered and already bowling in nets. The coaches of coaches in India is impressed by its progress, but keeps it for long -term earnings. As a result, he was preferred only for ODI and therefore was not taken into account for T20IS.
“(Mohammed) Shami has lost 2 kg of what he won before the injury. He is doing bowling to the fullest. It does not need it as much in T20 matches. But it should be good to leave once the ODI wine, “the source was quoted in all.
Will Mohammed Shami play the third ind vs eng t20i?
It is expected that Mohammed Shami does not play the third T20i series at Rajkot unless the land requires a very fast bowler. As India has already won in Kolkata and Chennai, the team management is not likely to change the combination of play.
The head coach Gautam Gambhir and Captain Suryakumar Yadav have so far preferred to go with three spinners and only a quick specialist, in the form of Arshdeep Singh. It is likely to remain the trend for Rajkot T20i.
Arshdeep took the new ball and also threw the bowling to death. The quick arm of the left arm was in a sensational form with the ball and is also part of the India group for the champions trophy. Arshdeep was chosen in the team before Mohammed Siraj due to his skills in his death.
Mohammed Shami's last international match
Mohammed Shami's last international match was the final of the Odi World Cup 2023 disputed against Australia on November 19, 2023. Since then, he has been excluded from the team due to an injury. The Rapid bowler entered the knife in early 2023 and missed large tournaments such as IPL 2024 and the World Cup T20 2024.
It was expected to return to the national colors for the test season of India, but could not recover in time. It was expected to return to home tests against New Zealand, but he suffered swelling at the knees during rehabilitation, which was late and more.
As a result, he also missed the test series in India in Australia. While he was outside the international cricket, Shami constantly played internal cricket. He played for Bengal and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy besides playing a Ranji Trophy match for Bengal.