Mohammad Shami- Progress in His Recovery after Ankle Injury

The expectations from Shami are that he will be ready to play for India from September, in a Test series against Bangladesh. The selectors have been given latest updates on the progress of Shami’s recovery. Along with that, to prove his fitness, a decision has also been given on whether he should be playing one of Duleep Trophy matches or not.

Shami is in the final stages of his rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru as of now.

He had started his bowling after his surgery and has been slowly increasing his workload while reporting about no pain whatsoever.

Before India departed for the Sri Lanka tour, chief selector Ajit Agarkar confirmed that Shami has started bowling and he would try to make a comeback in the first Test series against Bangladesh.

According to ESPNcricinfo, Ajit said, “We more or less know who the guys are, there are some injuries at the moment and hope they will be back up. Shami has started to bowl which is a good sign. September 19 is the first Test and that was always the goal. I don’t know if that is his timeline for recovery, will have to ask the guys at the NCA about that.”

Ajit also put some weight on the depth in fast bowling department as for the busy Test schedule coming on.

He said, “There are so many Tests coming. We will need some depth. Bumrah, Shami, and Siraj have been around for a while, these are the obvious ones. But there will be some conversation around it. Got a lot of first-class cricket coming up so we can build guys up like that.”

In the later time of last month, Shami expressed his desire for before making a return in the national team, he wants to first play for Bengal. He even participate in motivational and fitness sessions with state players.

If Shami even goes as fat as to miss India’s home Tests including Two against Bangladesh and three against New Zealand, he will still have more than enough time to re-master his bowling prowess for the Australia tour.

The tour will be held shortly after the final Test against New Zealand. On top of that, the Ranji Trophy starts in October, and India’s A team will play 2 first-class games in Australia, meaning Shami will have a good amount of opportunities to really bring out his proper bowling form.

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