Indian captain Rohit Sharma gave a massive update about injured pacer Mohammed Shami's availability for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India desperately wants Shami to be fit for the series, however, the captain is unsure if the pacer would get fit in time for the Test series. Rohit said Shami had swelling in his knees that pegged him back a little. Rohit said the team does not want an unfit Shami for the Test series. For the unversed, Shami has been out of action since the ODI World Cup 2023 where he suffered an ankle injury. He underwent surgery and was on track for an India comeback but suffered another injury. He is currently in rehabilitation at the NCA.

"To be honest, it is difficult to make a call on him for the Australia series. He had a setback and had swelling in his knees. That put him back a little bit and had to start again. He's at the NCA with doctors and physios. We don't want to bring undercooked Shami to Australia. We are keeping our fingers crossed," said Rohit Sharma as quoted by TOI

Multiple reports in the media earlier stated that Shami will miss the tour to Australia after his recent injury that ruled him out of the Ranji Trophy. However, Shami hit back at the reports and said he is working hard to recover for the seires. He asked the fans to stop paying attention to news from unofficial sources.

“Why these type of baseless rumors? I’m working hard and trying my level best to recover. Neither the BCCI nor me have mentioned that I am out of the Border Gavaskar series. I request the public to stop paying attention to such news from unofficial sources. Please stop and don’t spread such fake fake fake & fake news, especially without my statement,” Shami posted on X (formerly Twitter).

A strong bowling attack will be vital for India as they eye a hattrick of series wins in Australia. A fit Shami along with Bumrah and Siraj can be lethal on the Australian pitches and India team would be desperately hoping that the ace pacer get fit in time for the marquee five match Test series.

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