Will Mohammed Shami play in the 4th Test vs AUS?: In a piece of bittersweet news, Mohammed Shami’s apparent swollen knee is nothing serious, and he will feature in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT), which is a 50-over/List-A domestic tournament, as he’s been named in Bengal’s 20-man squad. However, this news means that Shami will not fly to Australia for the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) yet and will certainly miss the fourth Test of the series at the MCG.
Apart from Shami, the Bengal squad includes India seamer Mukesh Kumar, who was not picked for the Test series in Australia.
“India star pacers Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar will form a strong Bengal bowling attack while the young Sudip Kumar Gharami will lead the team in the forthcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy,” a Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) statement said.
Mohammed Shami is recovering from an ankle injury that he sustained during last year’s home ODI World Cup, where he was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament.
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Since then, he’s missed all international action. He underwent surgery in February and was on a lengthy rehab period.
He made his return to professional cricket recently in the domestic season. The 34-year-old featured in one Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh and claimed seven wickets. Then, he featured in all nine Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy matches for Bengal, returning with 11 wickets at an economy of 7.85.
India captain Rohit Sharma had revealed that Shami sustained a swollen knee during the SMAT, but the pacer has recovered from that as well. He will next play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy to prove his fitness.
Will Mohammed Shami Play in the 4th Test vs AUS?
The VHT is set to get underway on December 21, meaning that Shami will certainly miss the fourth Test against Australia in Melbourne, which starts on December 26.
The BCCI will monitor his fitness during this competition’s initial few matches and then consider whether he could be flown to play in the fifth Test vs Australia in Sydney, which is slated to kick off on January 6.
Bengal’s VHT Squad: Sudip Kumar Gharami (C), Mohammad Shami, Anustup Majumdar, Abhishek Porel (wk), Sudip Chatterjee, Karan Lal, Shakir Habib Gandhi (wk), Sumanta Gupta, Subham Chatterjee, Ranjot Singh Khaira, Pradipta Pramanik, Kaushik Maity, Vikas Singh (Sr), Mukesh Kumar, Saksham Chaudhary, Rohit Kumar, Md Kaif, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Sayan Ghosh and Kanishk Seth.
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