Mohammed Shami Makes Comeback For India vs England T20Is, But BCCI Ignore Superstar

Mohammed Shami has made a comeback into the Indian cricket team for the five-T20I series against England starting on January 22

Mohammed Shami has made a comeback into the Indian cricket team for the five-T20I series against England starting January 22. The star pacer has been out of the national side since the ODI World Cup 2023 final against Australia on November 19. Since then, he had been nursing injuries and even underwent an ankle surgery. Recently, he was ruled out of the India vs Australia Test series after the BCCI concluded that a swelling in his knee required some more inspection.

Shami had been playing for Bengal in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy for the last couple of months. 

However, there were a few surprises too in BCCI's squad selection. Rishabh Pant has not been picked for the T20I series, where India will be led by Suryakumar Yadav. Dhruv Jurel and Sanju Samson are the two wicketkeepers. The BCCI did not provide a reason on why Pant was ignored.

All-rounder Shivam Dube was also not picked but India's new hero Nitish Kumar Reddy was selected.