Rohit spoke about Shami’s fitness ahead of the Bengaluru Test against New Zealand.
Fast bowler Mohammed Shami will not be part of the Indian squad during the tour of Australia. Indian Test captain Rohit Sharma gave an update on the fast bowler’s fitness. Rohit told Bengaluru ahead of the Test against New Zealand that he could not take the injured Shami to Australia.
When asked about Shami’s fitness, the 37-year-old Indian captain said, “It is difficult to make a decision on Shami for the Australia series. His knees are swollen, causing him to fall a bit behind and have to start again. He is in NCA. We don’t want to take Shami to Australia because he is not fully prepared. Let’s see what happens.
India’s tour of Australia, also known as the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, begins on November 22. This time, the Indian team has to play a series of 5 test matches during the Australian tour.
Shami was injured during the ODI World Cup Mohammed Shami was injured during the 2023 ODI World Cup hosted by India last year. He played his last international match against Australia in Ahmedabad. It was the final match of the World Cup.
He played 64 test matches for India. Shami has 229 Test wickets to his name.
Australia haven’t been able to beat India since 2014-15 The Australian team failed to beat India in the last 4 series. The team’s last victory was in the 2014-15 season. Then the Australian team led by Smith defeated India 2-1. After that, the Indian team won all four series.
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Rohit could miss first Test of Australia tour
Indian captain Rohit Sharma may skip the first Test match of the Australia tour due to personal reasons. He told the BCCI that due to personal reasons it was difficult for him to participate in any of the first two Tests.