Mohammed Shami may have played his last Test match for the Indian team. Recently, the BCCI announced the squad for two unofficial Tests against South Africa A. Fans saw various big names, but the name of Mohammed Shami was missing from the same.
The squad for India A against South Africa A has been announced by the BCCI. The two unofficial Test matches between these teams will start from 13 November, as fans await the action. To make things exciting, the BCCI has also announced its
Rishabh Pant has made his comeback to the Indian team. He suffered an injury in his foot during the England tour, which kept him away from the series against the West Indies and Australia. While several big names were in the line-up, one name was missing, and it was Mohammed Shami. Fans have now started to question whether he is in the scheme for the BCCI or not.
1. Shami & Agarkar’s Feud
Over the past few days, a verbal feud has taken place between Mohammed Shami and Ajit Agarkar, who is a part of the selection committee. Ajit Agarkar talked about Shami not being a part of the Indian team for Australia and England. He said that fitness was a main issue due to which
Shami quickly responded to the same with his statements. He said that the selection is not in his hands, it is in the hands of the selection committee, the captain, and the coach. All he can do is perform well for the team in the domestic format and set his eyes on the Indian team spot as soon as possible.
But at this time, Shami did not say anything about his fitness, which was raised as an issue by Ajit Agarkar. A few days ago, he talked about the fitness concerns which were raised by Ajit Agarkar towards him. He gave a befitting reply to Agarkar with his statements, also mentioning that no one contacted him for his fitness.
that if he can play four days of Ranji Trophy, why can’t he bowl 10 overs in an ODI game? This was eventually a valid point put forward by Mohammed Shami. Following this, more questions were put to Ajit Agarkar for excluding Mohammed Shami from the Indian line-up.
To this,
that the focus will be on the domestic season. If Shami performs well in the domestic games, he will be able to mark his comeback to the Indian team. He ended up taking 7 wickets in the Ranji Trophy match against Uttarakhand and even received the POTM award.
to see Shami back in the Indian team for the two unofficial Tests against South Africa A. But they were equally shocked to see his name being excluded from the same. Several fans think that this could be the end for Mohammed Shami’s career in the Test format, with his last Test coming back in 2023.
2. Sarfaraz Khan’s Exclusion
Mohammed Shami is not the only player who has been excluded from the Indian team. Another name has been prominent in the list, who is Sarfaraz Khan. He was a part of the Indian team across several matches and even performed well. Still, he failed to find a spot in India’s A team against South Africa.
Sarfaraz Khan in the Test format:
- Innings: 11
- Not Out: 1
- Runs: 371
- Average: 37.1
- Strike Rate: 74.94
- 100s: 1
- 50s: 3
Sarfaraz Khan made his last Test appearance for the Indian team in the series against New Zealand. After failing to perform well in the last two games of the same series, he was eventually dropped from the line-up and has not been a part of it since then. Still,
and prove his worth to the BCCI selectors.
He also showcased some strong performances for the India A team when the team went against England Lions. Scoring 72 runs in the first unofficial Test showed the fans that Sarfaraz Khan is ready to make his comeback to
also questioned the selectors.
Earlier, it was also reported that Sarfaraz doesn’t fit into the Indian team due to his fitness and weight. For this, he went on to reduce 17 kgs and was determined to make his comeback to the line-up. Despite such efforts, he now even fails to find himself in the India A squad.