Just before the Champions Trophy, Team India is struggling with the fitness of its fast bowlers. Whether or not Jasprit Bumrah will be able to fit for the tournament, this question still remains. In such a situation, Team India can depend on Mohammed Shami. But is Mohammed Shami himself still not fully fit? Or is coach Gautam Gambhir not satisfied with his form? These questions are arising because he was dropped by feeding only one match in the ongoing T20 series against England.

Shami gets a chance in just 1 match

Mohammed Shami was out of international cricket due to injury for more than a year. He was opened by the selection committee to return to the 5 -match T20 series against England. Apart from this, he has also been selected in the squad of the Champions Trophy. In such a situation, it is being expected that he will be given time to get the rhythm by giving maximum opportunities in the T20 series, but in this series, it has been seen opposite to it.

Shami was not selected in the first and second matches of the series, which raised questions about her fitness. Then he returned to the third match, in which Shami bowled only 3 overs and returned empty handed for 25 runs. However, Shami was not seen in any kind of trouble during the bowling in this match but was not seen in the whole rhythm. In such a situation, it was believed that he would be given a chance in the fourth T20 match so that he could get his form but he was excluded from the fourth T20 and he was replaced by Arshdeep Singh in the team.

Question again about fitness

At the time of the toss, captain Suryakumar Yadav did not give the reason for this decision, but it is natural to doubt whether Shami is not fully fit. This doubt is also happening because last year, while playing in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, there was swelling in his knee many times, which delayed his return. Also, in the initial matches of this series, he was already feared to not play, which had increased the concern about fitness. If this is really a matter of fitness, then the signs for Team India are not good before the Champions Trophy.