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After the defeat in the Adelaide Test, the demand to send Shami on the Australian tour has intensified. Captain Rohit Sharma said that the doors of the team are always open for him, but at the same time, Sharma also raised questions on his fitness. On the other hand, Mohammad Shami is continuously playing domestic cricket and is showing strength in batting as well as taking wickets. The Border Gavaskar Trophy series is very important for the Indian team.
Team India need a 3-2 win to reach the final of the ICC World Test Championship. India took the lead by winning the first match of the 5-match series, but Australia equalized with a win in Adelaide. Now India needs to win 2 of the remaining 3 matches, otherwise it will be difficult to reach the final of the World Test Championship.
Is everything going well between Rohit and Shami?
If you too feel that all is not well between captain Rohit Sharma and fast bowler Mohammad Shami, you are not alone. It is natural to raise questions from the way the statements of both the players have come out in the past days. Shami’s name was not included in the squad selected for the Australia tour. Captain Rohit Sharma had said on selection that his injury has not fully recovered and the team does not want to take any risk on him.
After this statement, before the start of the series, Mohammad Shami gave a statement that he is fully fit and has started bowling well. The team still has time to go on the tour of Australia and will stake a claim for a comeback.
Rohit made this statement about Shami’s fitness
When Rohit Sharma was asked about Shami after India’s defeat in the Pink Ball Test, he said, “The doors of the team are always open for him, but fitness is the biggest issue.” They get injured again so we don’t want to take any risk. The team will not want them to rush back and face more difficulties because of it.
On one hand, the captain has raised questions on fitness and on the other hand, Mohammad Shami is showing strength in bowling and batting for Bengal in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The thing to think about is how they are bowling and batting if their fitness is being questioned. Shami has led the Bengal team to the quarter finals on the strength of his excellent performance.