Mohammed Shami (C)
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Senior pacer Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of subsequent month’s Indian Premier League owing to a left ankle damage, for which he’ll undergo a surgery within the UK, a BCCI supply informed PTI.
The 33-year-old, who shouldn’t be half of the continuing Test collection in opposition to England, final performed for India within the ODI World Cup last in opposition to Australia in November.
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“Shami was in London in last week of January to take special ankle injections and he was told that after three weeks, he can start light running and take it from thereon.
“But the injection hasn’t labored and now the one choice left is surgery. He will shortly go away for UK for surgery. IPL appears out of query,” a senior BCCI source said on the condition of anonymity.
Shami, who was one of the architects of India’s stupendous World Cup campaign with 24 wickets, played through pain as he had problems with his landing but didn’t let it affect his performance.
Shami, who was recently conferred with the Arjuna Award, has 229 Test, 195 ODI and 24 T20 wickets in his decade-long career.
The development raises a question mark about the injury rehabilitation management programme planned by the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for Shami.
Now it is highly unlikely that the pace bowling artist would be able to make a comeback before India’s Test matches at home against Bangladesh and New Zealand (October November).
His target could be the marquee away series against Australia.
People in the know of things believe that the NCA’s conservative line of thinking has not worked in Shami’s case.
“Shami ought to have gone immediately for surgery and that ought to have been NCA’s name. Just two months of relaxation and injections would not have labored properly and that is what has occurred. He is an asset and the Indian staff would want him in Australia,” the supply mentioned.
