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Bengaluru: India skipper Rohit Sharma has virtually ruled out Mohammed Shami from the upcoming Test tour of Australia, saying that the pacer’s recovery from an ankle surgery has been hampered by swelling in knees and it would not be right to take an “undercooked” version of him for the marquee showdown.
Shami last played for India during the ODI World Cup final last year and has been recuperating from an ankle surgery after that.
“To be honest, right now, it’s pretty difficult for us to make a call on him, whether he’ll be fit for this series or Australia series. He recently had swelling on his knee, which was quite unusual,” Rohit told reporters here on the eve of the first Test against New Zealand.
“ To be honest, it's pretty difficult for us to make a call on him, whether he would be fit for this series or the Australia series. He recently had a setback, he had a swelling in his knee which was…
Rohit Sharma,
India will not take ‘undercooked’ Mohammed Shami to Australia: Rohit…
“ We want him to be fit. We want him to be 100 per cent fit, more than anything else. We don't want to bring an undercooked Shami to Australia. That's not going to be the right decision for us. He has…
Rohit Sharma,
India will not take ‘undercooked’ Mohammed Shami to Australia: Rohit…