Mohammad Shami podría aparecer en el primer T20I de la India.
Alas, we have to wait for Mohammed Shami’s return. The star pacer, who has been selected in India’s entire white-ball series and the ICC Champions Trophy, was excluded in India’s playing XI for the maiden T20 international at the iconic Eden Gardens. Shami last played an international game back on November 19, 2023, an infamous night for India when their dream to clinch the ODI World Cup 2023 was crushed by Australia.
Precaution for Mohammed Shami?
Shami’s absence in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was felt. A BCCI official hinted that if Shami continues his form in the tournament, he could be considered for the ODI series against England, starting February 6, if not in the India vs England T20Is (starts from Jan 22). And that proved to be the case as he was selected in India’s three-man pace attack. Shami has been selected for the entire white-ball season and his non-selection in the first IND vs ENG T20I hints that Gautam Gambhir is taking a precautionary measure.
Despite being named in Bengal’s squad for the premier 50-over domestic competition Vijay Hazare Trophy, Shami missed the initial four games. He now made his return and has played all three formats since making his comeback. You already know, Shami last played a competitive game during the ODI World Cup 2023 Final in Ahmedabad before returning on the field after 360 days. Shami played a single Ranji Trophy game before having a decent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) recently, taking 11 wickets at an economy rate of 7.86 across nine innings in the tournament.
In that tournament, he played 9 T20 matches within a span of 18 days. The home matches for Team India begin with the first T20I at Eden Gardens on January 22. The ODIs begin on February 6. Meanwhile, the last date to submit squads for the ICC Champions Trophy is February 12.
IND vs ENG playing XI for 1st T20I (India)
Abhishek Sharma
Sanju Samson(w)
Tilak Varma
Suryakumar Yadav(c)
Hardik Pandya
Rinku Singh
Nitish Kumar Reddy
Axar Patel
Ravi Bishnoi
Arshdeep Singh
Varun Chakravarthy
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