The Test sequence remains to be 10 days away, and India and South Africa appear to be struggling to place collectively their tempo assaults. South Africa already have been with out Anrich Nortje and Lungi Ngidi‘s harm has additional dented their possibilities. If that was not sufficient, Kagiso Rabada can be doubtful for the 2 Test matches. And now the harm virus has come into the Indian camp as effectively with the World Cup 2023 star Mohammed Shami being doubtful for the two-match Test sequence.
As per a Cricbuzz report, Shami is combating an ankle harm and won’t be travelling to South Africa together with the remainder of the gamers together with skipper Rohit Sharma. Rohit is about to go away for South Africa on Friday, December 15 and Shami will not be travelling alongside him. The remainder of the Test contingent together with Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, R Ashwin and Navdeep Saini will journey from Dubai.
Shami was picked within the Test squad topic to health and now it appears he might miss the tour totally. “Mr. Mohd. Shami is currently undergoing medical treatment, and his availability is subject to fitness,” a BCCI assertion learn throughout the squad announcement. The board has but to announce a substitute, however the report acknowledged that one of many gamers from the India A squad may very well be opted provided that 75 gamers have travelled to South Africa throughout codecs, together with the ‘A’ group.
Shami, who was the main wicket-taker in World Cup 2023 taking 24 scalps in simply seven matches, carried via the ache and harm throughout the World Cup.
Prasidh Krishna, who took a fifer within the four-day sport for India A and is within the Test squad for a two-match sequence is more likely to accomplice with Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. The sequence kicks off at Centuirion on December 26 with the second and closing Test to be performed in Cape Town from January 3-7.
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