Big news for Team India, this player will go to Australia with Rohit, and will have direct entry into the squad!
The countdown for the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 has begun. This five-match Test series will start in Perth on November 22. Everyone except Rohit Sharma is in Australia for this series and is preparing hard. Actually, Rohit took a break from Team India for the birth of his second child. His wife Ritika Sajdeh gave birth to a son late at night on November 15. In such a situation, Rohit Sharma will now fly to Australia soon. But the special thing is that another player will go to Australia with him, who is not a part of the squad. It is believed that this player will be included in Team India in the middle of the series.
It is not yet clear whether Rohit Sharma will be a part of the first match or not. However, it is almost certain that he will play in the second match. According to media reports, Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami will also leave for Australia with Rohit Sharma for the Border Gavaskar Trophy. He recently returned to the field after 1 year. Shami also looked in very good form after making a comeback in the Ranji Trophy. However, the decision on his inclusion in the team will be taken only after one match. That is, he can be included in the squad before the second match of the series.
Mohammed Shami played his last international match during the 2023 ODI World Cup. Since then he was out of the field due to injury. Earlier this year, he had ankle surgery. Since then he was in rehab camp at the National Cricket Academy. Recently, while playing for the Bengal team, he played against Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy. In the first innings of this match, he took 4 wickets for 54 runs in 19 overs, after this in the second innings also Shami took 2 wickets for 74 runs in 18 overs. Apart from this, he also showed amazing performance with the bat. Let us tell you, NCA physio Nitin Patel was on the field for this match. The final decision on Shami will be taken only after his advice.
On the other hand, Bengal coach Laxmi Ratan Shukla said on Shami's fitness, 'Mohammad Shami is ready for the game. He looked absolutely fine while bowling. He bowled 44 overs in two innings and never looked out of rhythm or faced any fitness related problems. He barely came out of the field to breathe.'