Mohammed Shami Likely to Miss Test Series vs New Zealand?

Veteran India pacer Mohammed Shami has not been included in the Bengal Ranji squad and that has sparked speculations over his fitness ahead of the Tests vs NZ. The strange bit here is that there is no update on Shami's fitness, which forces everyone to believe that he is not 100 per cent fit. Does that mean he misses out during the Tests versus New Zealand? As things stand, that is how it will be - he may end up missing the Tests versus NZ. While it will be a big setback for the side ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, it would also mean others could get an opportunity. The likes of Akash Deep and Mayank Yadav would be in the reckoning if Shami is unavailable. Shami, who last featured in the 2023 ODI World Cup final, has been recovering from a surgery performed earlier this year.

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Shami had expressed interest in playing domestic cricket to assess his fitness before making his return to the international arena.

WHAT SHAMI HAD SAID

"If I need to play domestic cricket to test my fitness, I will," Shami had stated.

What's Team India UPTO?

Meanwhile, the Indian team has been in ominous form against Bangladesh . After clean sweeping Bangladesh in the Test series, the Men in Blue managed to hammer them in the opening T20I as well. The second T20I takes place at the Arun Jaitley stadium on Wednesday and the hosts would look to continue the winning momentum and sealing the series. 

IND Probable XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (w), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Nitish Reddy, Hardik Pandya , Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav

BAN Probable XI: Litton Das(w), Parvez Hossain Emon, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib/Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam