The veteran Indian stimulator Mohammed Shami took the Indian team leadership of the fine but sharp kicking over his fitness state after being omitted from the Indian units ODI and T20i for the upcoming Australia tour.
Shami scattered rumors of fitness and insisted that he was ready for the match, although he did not find space in teams limited. The Indian stimulator said the communication gap lies with the leadership, not with it, and emphasizes that if it is fit enough to play four-day trophy matches, it is equally able to handle the requirements of 50-over cricket.
The veteran stimulator, which was overlooked for the leg of the white ball of the Australian tour, was named in the Bengal team for the Trophy 2025-26 season, which begins on October 15. The party will be led by Abhimanyu Easwarean, which confirmed the cricket association of Bengal (CAB) on Wednesday.
“The Indian team did not communicate with me about fitness. I am not the one who will inform them of my fitness-they have to ask me. If I can play a four-day cricket, why can’t I play a 50-over game? If I weren’t Fit, I would be in NCA and I didn’t play trophy here.
Shami’s notes were unlike Comments that made the main selector Ajit Agarkar, who offered another explanation for omission of Pacer. Agarkar, who recently addressed the media, said there were no new updates about Shami and quoted its limited game time in recent seasons.
“I have no update. He played in the Duleep Trophy. But he hasn’t played much cricket over the last two years. I think he played one game for Bengal and one in the Duleep trophy.
The Bengal Stimulator, who last represented India in the final of the Trophy 2025 masters against New Zealand, has not occurred since then in national settings in national settings. Despite the fact that this tournament strongly with five goals against Bangladesh, Shami went in two consecutive matches without a goal before the re -performance of three goals against Australia in the semifinals and the goal in the final.
While the national withdrawal may not be immediate, Shami’s statement explains that it is far from ready. With a wrapped home season and a decisive test series against England at the beginning of 2026 on the horizon, his fitness and form in the coming months could determine how soon the selectioners were calling again.
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Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
October 14, 2025
