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Mohammed Shami, who is out of the Indian team since the ODI World Cup 2023 final, may return to the Indian squad for the forthcoming white-ball series against England and the Champions Trophy 2025.
Shami is playing domestic cricket. Along with the Ranji Trophy, he was also participating in the Vijay Hazare Trophy but when it came to international cricket, his fitness was coming under question again and again. But, now it seems that the wait for his return to Team India will end soon.
The Indian squad for England series and Champions Trophy is to be announced before January 12. Now whether Shami will get a place in the team or not, it will become clear from Shami's performance in the Vijay Hazare trophy.
NCA and BCCI's medical team are keeping an eye on Shami's fitness. If Shami looks in form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, then he can be selected in the Champions Trophy, and can also play in the ODI series against England. Shami had slight swelling in his knee after the surgery, due to which he was ruled out of the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Shami bowled well in knockout game
Currently, Mohammed Shami is part of the Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign and is playing for the Bengal team. He bowled well in the knockout match against Haryana as Shami took 3 wickets for 61 runs in 10 overs.
In the sixth over, Shami made his first breakthrough when he edged a sharp delivery to wicketkeeper Abhishek Porel, removing Himanshu Rana, Haryana's opener. Shami recovered well in the final overs, dismissing Dinesh Bana in the 42nd over and then taking out Anshul Kamboj, despite giving up runs at an economy rate of 6.67 in his opening stint.
Shami may return in England series
As per the latest reports, Mohammed Shami is expected to make a comeback in the Indian team in the upcoming white-ball series against England. Both the teams will play 5 T20 and 3 ODI matches. The five T20 matches will be played on January 22, 25, 28, 31 and February 2 respectively. These matches will be played in Kolkata, Chennai, Rajkot, Pune, and Mumbai respectively.
Apart from this, three ODI matches will be played on 6, 9 and 12 February in Nagpur, Cuttack and Ahmedabad.