9 minutes agoAuthor: Rajkishore
Mohd in Indore. National Cricket Academy (NCA) physio Nitin Patel (far left) with Shami.
Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami will leave for Australia for the Border Gavaskar Trophy along with captain Rohit Sharma. This five-match Test series will start from November 22 in Perth. The decision on his joining the team will be taken only after the first match.
BCCI source told Dainik Bhaskar, Rohit can join the team before the Perth Test. Along with him, Shami can also fly to Australia. Rohit did not leave for Australia with the team due to personal reasons. The remaining members of the team reached Australia on 11 November itself.
Team India has reached Australia for the Border Gavaskar Trophy. The first Test will be played in Perth from 22 November. The team will play 5 test matches there.
Played last international in World Cup, got ankle surgery
Shami shared this photo after successful ankle surgery in January 2023.
34-year-old Shami played the ODI World Cup final against Australia on 19 November 2023. After this he did not play any international match. In January this year, he had ankle surgery in England. For the last several months, Shami was in the rehab camp at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
Shami returned from Ranji Trophy match after a year
Shami bowled 10 overs on the first day of the Ranji match in Indore.
Shami returned to the field in the Ranji Trophy match after almost a year. He has been included in the Bengal team in the match being played against Madhya Pradesh. Shami took 4 wickets for 54 runs in 19 overs in the first innings against Madhya Pradesh. Whereas in the second innings he took 3 wickets for 102 runs in 24.2 overs.
According to sources, Shami has been included in the team to test his fitness. If he is fit, he can be sent to Australia for the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Physio Nitin Patel has also been sent to Indore to keep an eye on his fitness.
Bengal coach said – Shami is in good form, the more he bowls, the better he will get.
Bengal coach Lakshmi Ratan Shukla had said that after one year of playing cricket, things do not become that easy, but looking at Shami’s fitness level, it seems that the work he has done has been very good. He bowled 10 overs, in which his rhythm was quite good.
Shukla said, “Looking at Shami, it seems that he can go to play the match. The more bowling he does, the better for him right now. There is a world of difference between bowling in the nets and bowling in the match.”
Rohit becomes father for the second time, will go to Australia before Perth Test Team India’s Test and ODI captain Rohit has become a father for the second time. His wife Ritika Sajdeh gave birth to a son late on 15 November.
Rohit had taken a break from Team India for the birth of his child. He did not even reach Australia with the team. However, after the birth of his son, it is believed that he may leave for Australia before the Perth Test starting on 22 November. full news
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