Why won't Mohammed Shami be able to play in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy? Rohit Sharma told the reason

brisbane: On one hand, while the third Test match of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia was a draw, on the other hand, India's star spin all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin created a stir in the Indian cricket world by retiring from international cricket. Now Mohammed Shami, who has been playing domestic cricket continuously, is getting demand to play in the remaining matches of Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Actually, Shami played the last match for Team India in the 2023 ODI World Cup final in November, in which he stayed away from cricket for a long time after getting injured. Although he has now returned to professional cricket, he is currently playing domestic cricket. In such a situation, now people say that he should return to Team India. But the biggest question is whether he is completely fit for this now. To which captain Rohit Sharma himself has given the answer.

fitness status clear

Rohit Sharma has now said a big thing regarding Mohammed Shami's fitness and return to international cricket. Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said that now is the time for the National Cricket Academy to clarify the fitness status of Mohammed Shami. Until they are sure about Shami's condition, nothing can be said on his return in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

If Shami is fit then doors are open for him

Rohit Sharma said that if Shami is completely fit, then the doors of Team India are open for him. He said, 'As I said in the last press conference, the door of the team is open. If the NCA people feel that he is fine and can play, then we will be happy to welcome him.

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will not take risks

After the pink-ball Test in Adelaide, Rohit had revealed that Shami's knees had become swollen while playing in the Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Rohit said a big thing that 'I understand that Shami is playing a lot of cricket in the country, but there are some complaints about his knee also. Therefore, we do not want players to come here and then leave in the middle of the match. You know what happens when that happens. Unless we are 100 percent, 200 percent sure about Shami's fitness, we will not take any risk.

Shami will play in Vijay Hazare Trophy

It is noteworthy that Rohit Sharma did not clarify anything about whether Shami will play the last two tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy or not. But Shami will be seen playing for Bengal in the Vijay Hazare Trophy to be held from December 21.