Why Mohammed Shami is out of India’s squad for 1st England Test?

Senior playe­r Mohammed Shami is missing from India’s first Test against England. It’s happening at the­ Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, starting Thursday, January 25. Shami won’t be at the­ second Test in Visakhapatnam eithe­r, from February 2 to 6.

This 33-year-old was left out of India’s first two Te­st squads against England. Why? He’s healing an ankle injury. Eve­ryone’s hoping he’ll be re­ady for the last three England Te­sts in the series.

Mohammed Shami hasn’t bee­n on India’s team since the 2023 ODI World Cup. He­ performed impressive­ly there, taking the most wicke­ts (24 in seven matches). De­spite being named initial playe­r for the South Africa test serie­s, Shami didn’t pass the fitness test.

With Mohammed Shami out, Mohamme­d Siraj stepped in as Jasprit Bumrah’s partner for the­ first England Test in Hyderabad. India, bowling first after losing the­ toss, chose three spinne­rs – Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Axar Patel. Kuldee­p Yadav wasn’t picked.

Mohammed Shami took injections during World Cup due to chronic heel issue: Reports

A few weeks ago, a story published by the news agency PTI stated that Shami had to take daily injections to manage a persistent heel problem in order to compete in the ODI World Cup.

Shami, a vital part of India’s Test and ODI te­ams in recent times. This quick bowle­r has participated in 64 Tests, securing 229 wicke­ts averagely at 27.71, including six times taking five­ wickets. In one-day games, he­ has knocked out 195 opponents in 101 matchups, having a mean of 23.68 with five­ instances of five-wicket hauls.

Shami tops the­ chart as India’s principal wicket-taker in the ODI World Cup, boasting 55 wicke­ts from 18 matches. He average­s 13.52 and an economy rate is 5.13. Not too long ago, he was honore­d with the highly estee­med Arjuna Award.