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Following reports he suffered an injury setback, Mohammed Shami confirmed he is on track to feature in the 2024/25 Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series. On October 2, Times Of India (TOI) reported that Shami’s comeback faced a delay of another six to eight weeks after developing swollen knees during rehab.
In a statement on X, Shami took aim at the “baseless rumours” after news spread that he experienced a setback in his injury rehab.
“Why these type of baseless rumors? I’m working hard and trying my level best to recover. Neither the BCCI nor me have mentioned 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 fake fake & fake news, especially without my statement.” – Mohammed Shami
Mohammed Shami expected to form key part of India attack for BGT 2024/25 series
Despite their excellent pace bowling depth, Shami’s update is a welcome one for India. His exceptional seam position and wicket-taking capabilities makes him an important cog of India’s attack, especially if Australian conditions are similar to last summer where there was movement right throughout each of the Pakistan and West Indies series.
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In fact, it is hoped that Shami will feature in the upcoming three-Test series at home to New Zealand. A senior BCCI official said there is good progress.
“Shami’s rehab is very much on track. New Zealand Tests are being kept as a realistic target. He is under watchful eyes of BCCI specialists and making very good progress,” the official said, as quoted by TOI.
India’s series against New Zealand starts on Wednesday 16 October at Bengaluru. The second Test will be played at Pune starting October 3, followed by the third Test at Wankhede Mumbai starting November 1.
The highly-anticipated BGT 2024/25 series kicks off on November 22 in Perth. India are gunning for their fifth-straight BGT series victory and third-straight in Australia.
