Follow UsAccording to a report in The Indian Express, Mohammed Shami will miss the first two games of the five-match Test series against England, starting from January 25 in Hyderabad.
The right-arm seamer, who hasn’t played for India since the ODI World Cup, is yet to resume bowling following his ankle injury. He was included in the Test squad for the South Africa tour but didn’t get the green signal from the BCCI Medical Team.
Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav is suffering from a hernia and will require surgery. The top-ranked T20I batter will travel to Germany for that surgery and won’t be available at least till the IPL.
“Shami hasn’t even started to bowl, he will have to go to NCA and prove his fitness. He looks doubtful for the first two Tests against England,” a source in the Indian board informed The Indian Express.
“Whereas in Yadav’s case he will take more time than expected. After his hernia operation it might take up to eight-nine weeks for him to start training. Hopefully, he will be fit during the IPL.”
The Indian team management and the BCCI don’t want to rush Shami, considering the Test series is happening in India where R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel will be doing the bulk of bowling. They also have fully fit Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.