Mohammed Shami on Wednesday refuted reports in a post on X that he is doubtful for the Indian cricket team's Tour of Australia. Shami is out due to an ankle injury. After delivering a memorable performance in the 2023 ODI World Cup, Shami underwent surgery for his injury and has been recovering since then. The star pacer was expected to return to national duty for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in November this year.
A report in Times of India quoted a BCCI source as saying, “Shami had resumed bowling and he looked set to make a comeback to competitive cricket soon. But this knee injury has flared up recently. The BCCI medical team is assessing the injury, but it can take quite some time.
“It's a shock for the NCA medical team. They have been working on him for over a year. They have one of the best workload management systems. The medical team is doing their best to get him back on the park quickly.”
However, Shami has refuted reports claiming that he is out of the Border-Gavaskar Series (name of the bilateral series between Australia and India)
“Why this kind of baseless rumours? I am working hard and trying my level best to recover. Neither the BCCI nor I have said that I am 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 news especially without my statement.
Earlier in September, Shami had revealed that he is trying his level best to return to the field for Team India at the earliest.
“Koshish jaldi hi kar raha hoon kyun ke main janta hoon kaafi time ho gaya hai team se bahar rehte hue (I am working hard to make a comeback soon as I know I have been out of action for quite some time). I I want to make sure there is no discomfort when I come back. I have to work on my fitness so that there is no discomfort,” Shami had said.
“The stronger I come back, the better it will be for me. I don't want to rush and risk getting injured again, whether it is against Bangladesh, New Zealand or the Australia series. I have already started bowling but that I'm not going to do that.” take all risks until I am 100% fit,” he added.
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