IND vs ENG: Mohammad Shami likely to make comeback in 3rd Test against England
Published on: Feb 7, 2021 11:37 am IST|Updated on: Feb 7, 2021 11:37 am IST
India’s injury woes got carried into the England series as well after they were hit by numerous injuries in Australia. Though, India have a massive bench strength, playing on wickets that has no assistance for bowlers requires some special skills to knock out the opposition batsmen which only a select few have in India. One among them is Mohammad Shami.
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Mohammad Shami is one of the premier bowlers for India in the longer format of the game. His value in Indian conditions increases exponentially where he extracts reverse swing to destroy a well set batsman on a flat track with the old ball.
He sustained an injury in the 1st test match against Australia in Adelaide and missed the entire Australian series and also haven’t been named in the first 2 tests against England.
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India dearly missed his services in the 1st test against England in Chepuak where the wicket had no life. According to a PTI source close to Mohammad Shami,
Shami’s forearm is fine right now. He will have some low-intensity net sessions for the next few days. He has been advised to bowl around 18 deliveries a day at 50 to 60 percent effort. Since has been out for more than month and half, that is how the workload will be built. The pink ball Test is still two and half weeks away (February 24). There is a very good chance that Shami will be fit and available for selection
Mohammad Shami has started training
The Bengal pacer is working hard on his fitness and is keen on returning to the Indian team by the 3rd test and his latest post on twitter has made his intentions clear where the pacer is gradually starting to bowl.
Always focus on how far you’ve come ,rather than how far you have left to go ???? #TeamIndia #mshami11 pic.twitter.com/rXGOe9JYo3
— Mohammad Shami (@MdShami11) February 5, 2021
India are staring down at defeat in the first test in Chepauk and the absence of Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja have made a massive difference in the end.
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