Fast bowler Mohammed Shami will make a comeback in India colours during the five-match T20 matches against England that begins on January 22 in Kolkata. Shami last played for India in the 2023 World Cup final in Ahmedabad after which he was sidelined because of an ankle injury which needed surgery. The 34-year-old made a return to cricket for the Ranji Trophy and also played in the T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and is playing the on-going 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy. However he missed the bus for India’s disastrous tour of Australia because of swelling of the knee.
A BCCI release on December 23 had stated: “Based on the current medical assessment, the BCCI medical team has determined that his knee requires more time for controlled exposure to bowling loads. Consequently, he has not been deemed fit for consideration for the remaining two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.”
Jurel and Reddy also selected
The selectors have also opted for Dhruv Jurel as the second wicketkeeper in the squad with the in-form Sanju Samson being the first choice even as Rishabh Pant misses out on a spot. Jurel comes in place for Jitesh Sharma. The find of the Test tour to Australia, allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy too is part of the T20 squad.
Middle-order batsman Riyan Parag is not part of the squad because of injury.
India T20 squad: Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Nitish Reddy, Mohd Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Dhruv Jurel, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakrabarthy and Washington Sundar.
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