Mohammed Shami Former veteran raising questions on injury management Ravi Shastri And ricky ponting Has said that if this experienced fast bowler Border Gavaskar Series Had he been included in the team in the second half, India could have had the upper hand. Australia won the fifth and final Test match played in Sydney by six wickets to win the series 3-1, their first Border Gavaskar Trophy in the last decade.
Shami has shown impressive performances for his home state Bengal in the Ranji Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 and Vijay Hazare ODIs after recovering from an ankle injury, raising hopes of his return to the Indian team. Although, bcci The medical team had ruled out the possibility of his return before the fourth Test in Melbourne, citing knee swelling.
Shastri and Ponting’s opinion
Former Indian head coach Shastri icc review He said, “To be honest, I was very surprised by what was going on in the media as to what really happened to Mohammed Shami in the end. When it comes to getting fit, where is he? I don’t know how long NCA Is in. If I had to decide, I would bring him to Australia. If he had been there, we could have got the results of Melbourne and Sydney Test in our favor.”
At the same time, Ponting, the captain of Australia’s World Cup winning team, supported Shastri’s words and said, “I really wonder why he was not included in the team in the middle of the series. Even if he bowled less overs, he could still make a difference. When you asked me initially what would be the result of the series, I had said that Australia will win 3-1 because Shami is not in the Indian team. If Shami, Bumrah and Siraj were in their starting team, the result could have been different.”
