Mohammed Shami fitness update: The BCCI on Monday deemed Mohammed Shami unfit for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) despite ruling him completely fit from his heel problem. Shami, who last played for India during the ODI World Cup final at home in 2023, has been out of action for a long period before making his comeback to competitive cricket a few months back in the Ranji Trophy against Madhya Pradesh.
The Bengal pacer bowled 43 overs in his comeback match against Madhya Pradesh in November. Following this, he played in all nine games of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) for Bengal.
In the medical update that the BCCI released on Monday, it said that Shami has completely recovered from this heel problem but his left knee exhibited minor swelling due to increased joint loading from his bowling workload.
The swelling was on the expected lines, owing to the increased bowling after a prolonged period. “Based on the current medical assessment, the BCCI Medical Team has determined that his knee requires more time for controlled exposure to bowling loads. Consequently, he has not been deemed fit for consideration for the remaining two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy,” it said.
Shami will continue to undergo targeted strength and conditioning work under the guidance of the medical staff at BCCI’s Centre of Excellence and build his bowling loads needed to meet the demands of the longest format of the game. His participation in the Vijay Hazare Trophy will depend on the progress of his knee.
What Rohit had said about Shami?
Shami’s fitness update come after India captain Rohit Sharma stated that door is open for the Indian pacer any time provided the National Cricket Academy (NCA) gives a proper update on the bowler.
“I think it’s high time somebody from NCA talked about him. That’s our national cricket academy where he is rehabbing. Those guys are the ones who need to come up and give us some kind of update. But look, I understand he’s playing a lot of cricket back home, but there have been some complaints about his knee as well,” Rohit had said after the Gabba Test.
Earlier, Shami was speculated to play the final two Tests in the ongoing BGT in Melbourne (from December 26) and Sydney (from January 3) against Australia.
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