India pacer Mohammed Shami injured again? pacer provides update in social media post

Indian pacer Mohammed Shami suffered an injury during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) domestic T20 tournament on Friday (November 29). The pacer, who featured for Bengal against Madhya Pradesh, had some discomfort with his lower back.

Shami received immediate medical attention from Nitin Patel, who is part of the medial panel of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Center of Excellence, and was cleared of serious injuries.

The pacer also gave an update on social media and posted pictures of him training with the caption: “Strong legs, strong mind, strong body. ,,,”

Shami returned to competitive cricket after spending almost a year on the bench after the 2023 ODI World Cup final on November 19 last year. He was also not selected for India’s tour of Australia due to his good fitness and not to rush him at the international level.

Since his return, Shami has played one first-class match, taking seven wickets in the match against Madhya Pradesh, followed by four T20 matches in SMAT.

However, the pacer looked a bit out of reach and picked up just four wickets in four matches with a best of 3/21 in four overs during Bengal’s match against Hyderabad.

As for the match against Madhya Pradesh, Shami went wicketless, giving away 38 runs in four overs.

There was speculation that he would join the Indian squad in Australia once he returned to competitive cricket. However, the board has refrained from doing so as the bowlers in the current squad are doing well.

India won the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) Test by 295 runs under stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah, who was also the Player of the Match for his seven-wicket haul in the match.

The next BGT test is scheduled for December 6 in Adelaide.