Veteran India pacer Mohammed Shami will be rested for Bengal's Vijay Hazare Trophy opener against Delhi on Saturday in Hyderabad, the Cricket Association of Bengal announced on Thursday. (More Cricket News)
Mohammed Shami Fitness Update: India Pacer 'Rested' For Bengal's Vijay Hazare Trophy Opener Against Delhi
While Mohammed Sh🅺ami made an impressive comeback in domestic cricket, concerns have remained about swelling on his knee, which surfaced during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Shami, who last played for India at the 2023 ODI World Cup, recently 💜returned to domestic cricket after a lengthy injury layoff due to ankle surgery.
He꧂ has since🌄 been recuperating at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
While Shami made an impressive comeback taking▨ seven wickets to help Bengal clinch their first win of in this season's Ranji Trophy, he took nine wickets in the recently-concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
However, concerns have remained about swelling𓄧 on his knee, which surfaced during the domestic T20 competition.
After the drawn third Test in Brisbane, Rohit Sharma soundꦦed miffed after being persi😼stently asked about an update on Shami's availability.
"I think it's high time somebody from NCA talks about him, where he is rehabbing... Those guys are the ﷺones who need to come up and give us some kind of update."
"I understand he's playing a lot of cricket back home, but there have been some complaints abou🌼t his knee as well. We won't take any risks unless we are 200% sure about his fitness.”
Shami's participation in the Vijay Hazare Trophy is seen asꦛ a key step towards determining his availability for the upcoming international assignments, includin𒆙g the Champions Trophy.
Seame꧙r Mukesh Kumar, who was in Australia as one of the bowling reserves, is also part of the Sudip Kumaꦜr Gharami-led Bengal.
Bengal Squad: Sudip Kumar Gharami (captain), Mohammed Shami, Anustup Majumdar, Abishek Porel (wk), Sudip Chatterjee, Karan Lal, Shakir Habib Gandhi (wk), Sumanta Gupta, Subham Chatterjee, Ranjot♊ Singh Khaira, Pradipta Pramanik, Kaushik Maity, Vikas Singh, Mukesh Kumar, ▨Saksham Chaudhary, Rohit Kumar, Mohammed Kaif, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Sayan Ghosh, Kanishk Seth.
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