Why Did Gautam Gambhir And Co. Not Pick Mohammed Shami In 1st T20I? India Star Says "Better Option..."
Mohammed Shami's much-anticipated comeback was further delayed after the Indian pacer wasn't included in India's playing eleven for the first T20I against England as the team management didn't find him fitting into the combination keeping nature of Eden Gardens track in mind. Everyone was anticipating Shami's international comeback after 14 months but once skipper Suryakumar Yadav announced at the toss about his exclusion from the playing eleven, it did fuel speculations whether national selectors were sanguine about his fitness. Post match, star of the evening Abhishek Sharma clarified that the veteran pacer was dropped on account of conditions and the combinations that team management found to be conducive.


