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NEW DELHI : Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will reunite with the India team for the fifth and final test against England, but middle order batter KL Rahul has not fully recovered from a quadricep tendon injury, the Indian cricket board said on Thursday.
Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami may have different personalities, but both have great mental strength, which has brought success for Team India, says the country's bowling coach Paras Mhambrey. Kohli (765 runs at 95.62) and Shami (24 wickets at 10.70) topped the batting and bowling charts to play a key role in India's runner-up finish at the ODI World Cup last year. "Both are different personalities altogether, but in terms of mental strength, both are up there," Mhambrey said at the launch of book 'G.O.A.T.S Must Be Crazy' authored by management professional Vishnu Govind at the International Institute of Sports and Management in Mumbai.
Hardik Pandya's start to Mumbai Indians captaincy was a forgettable one. Under his leadership, Mumbai Indians started the IPL 2024 campaign with a six-run loss to Gujarat Titans. Chasing a target of 169, Mumbai Indians fell short despite the game going into the last over. Captain Hardik Pandya could score only 11 off four deliveries but what was more baffling was his batting position at No. 7. The decision has been widely criticised and Pandya's Indian cricket teammate Mohammed Shami is also sursprised.
Injured Gujarat Titans (GT) pacer Mohammed Shami has opened up about Shubman Gill taking over the captaincy of the franchise for IPL 2024. Gill replaced Hardik Pandya as captain of GT following the all-rounder's trade to Mumbai Indians ahead of the auction last year. Gill will make his captaincy debut against Hardik's MI at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. Speaking on the change in leadership, Shami, who has been ruled out of the season due to an injury, suggested that captaincy arrived too early for Gill.
Mumbai Indians on Wednesday named uncapped South African medium-pacer Kwena Maphaka as injured Sri Lankan pacer Dilshan Madushanka's replacement for the upcoming IPL season. The 23-year-old Lankan pacer suffered a hamstring injury in the just-concluded ODI series in Bangladesh, which the visitors lost 1-2. Madushanka was roped in by MI during the IPL Auction ahead of the upcoming season for Rs 4.6 crore, having shone during the ODI World Cup last year, claiming 21 wickets in nine meetings.
His stitches removed after a surgery to fix an injured ankle, senior India pacer Mohammed Shami on Wednesday said he was looking forward to the next phase of his "healing journey". The pacer, who took 24 wickets in the 2023 ODI World Cup, missed the five-match Test series against England recently and will also sit out of the IPL after having undergone surgery for an ankle injury last month. "Hello everyone! I wanted to provide an update on my recovery process. It has been 15 days since my surgery, and I recently had my stitches removed. I am thankful for the advancements and looking forward to the next stage of my healing journey," Shami wrote on 'X' along with three photographs.
BCCI secretary Jay Shah gave an update on Rishabh Pant, who is set to make his much-awaited comeback in the IPL. Pant has been out of action since a horrific car accident in December 2022. "He is batting well, he is keeping well. We will declare him fit very soon. If he can play the T20 World Cup for us, that will be a big thing for us. He is a big asset for us. "If he can keep, he can play the World Cup. Let's see how he does in the IPL," said Shah. The accident had left Pant with a severe right knee injury that required a ligament reconstruction surgery besides a fractured wrist and ankle.
India's premier pacer Mohammed Shami, who is recuperating from an ankle surgery, is expected to make his comeback with the home Test series against Bangladesh later this year, BCCI secretary Jay Shah told PTI. Shami missed the five-match Test series against England and will also sit out of the IPL after having undergone surgery for Achilles tendon last month.
The Indian cricket team's 4-1 series win against England is significant in many ways. There were top stars like Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami who were missing due to various. The series also Shreyas Iyer getting dropped after the first two Tests. Since, then he and Ishan Kishan, who was not picked up for the series, have been left out of BCCI contract list. Their apparent reluctance to play domestic was reported as a likely reason for the axing.