The third match of the five -match T20 series being played between India and England is taking place at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. Team India is currently ahead 2–0 in this series. At the same time, Team India has made a big change in playing 11 for the third match of the series. Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami has returned to the Indian team's playing 11. With this, the wait of 14 months of Indian fans is over. Mohammed Shami had earlier played his last match for Team India during the 2023 ODI World Cup.

Mohammed Shami returns in playing 11

Mohammed Shami was hurt during the ODI World Cup 2023. Since then, he was out of Team India. After this, he had to undergo ankle surgery in February 2024. Then he gave his fitness test playing in domestic cricket and returned to Team India. Now he has also returned to playing 11. Let me tell you, Mohammed Shami has also been selected in the Indian team for the Champions Trophy. In such a situation, this series is very important for Shami to get his form.

On the other hand, Shami has gone to play T20 matches for the Indian team after a long time. This is the first time after the 2022 T20 World Cup that he is playing T20 matches for India. Mohammed Shami has played only 23 T20 matches for Team India before this match. During this time, he has spent runs from an economy of 8.94 and has taken only 24 wickets. The biggest reason for his return in T20 is that his fitness can be detected. He was playing in domestic cricket for some time. But during this time, there was mild swelling in his knee, due to which his return to Team India was also delayed.

Playing XI of both teams

India's Playing XI: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Dhruv Jurael, Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi and Varun Chakraborty.

England's Playing XI: Joss Butler (Captain), Ben Docket, Phil Salt, Harry Brook, Liam Livingston, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Bridan Cars, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood and Adil Rashid.