Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami has blasted reports that he could miss the upcoming 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) in Australia. The veteran pacer who had faced a setback in his recovery from injury, has hit back at suggestions from the media. (More Cricket News)
"Why these type of baseless rumors? I'm working hard and trying my le♔vel best to recover. Neither the BCCI nor me have mentioned that I aꦛm 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," wrote Shami on X (formerly Twitter)
Shami has not played any competitive cricket since the 2023 World Cup final against Australia♏ in Ahmedabad. The 34-year-old h💞ad also missed the tour to South Africa and the home series against England earlier this year due to an ankle issue.
Shami later underwent a surgery in February, that meant he missed the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 and the T20 World Cup.
The pacer was expected to make a comeback in the Ranji Trophy before being included in the Indian Test squad for the second or third Test and then boarding a flight Down Under. However, there have bꦿeen no c🍷onclusive reports to suggest that the 34-year-old could play Bengal's opening game on October 11.
India will be heading to Australia ജfor a five-match Test series as they aim to win the BGT for a fifth time in a row. This is the first time that India and Australia will play a five-match series in Tests.
India will first play a Test match at Perth's Optus Stadium on Novem🌳ber 22 before the team flying to Adelaide for pink-ba♏ll Test. The remaining three Tests will be played at Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney.
