After two days of rest, Team India has returned to work, which means preparations have begun against New Zealand. Everything seemed fine in the nets, but as soon as the eyes fell on the team's fast bowler Mohammed Shami, it seemed that something was fishy because Shami was neither bowling in the nets nor participating in the fielding session.

Sources have revealed that it is difficult for Shami to play against New Zealand and there are also speculations that he may be out of the entire tournament. Now everyone may wonder whether Shami has only a problem in his calf or his knee injury has resurfaced once again. The way Shami was seen strapping both his knees in the practice session is not a good sign.

Shami's fitness update

When Shami started with out-of-control bowling against Pakistan and then left the field after a while, it was speculated that Shami was not fully fit and now the practice session that took place after two days almost confirmed that Shami will hardly be able to play against New Zealand. According to the information received from sources, Shami is troubled by a calf injury and he is having trouble with the leg on which he lands while bowling. You will remember that Shami bowled 5 wides in the first over against Pakistan, a big reason for which was that he was not able to land properly on the bowling crease.

Shami has been suffering from this problem for 10 years

During the World Cup played in Australia, Mohammed Shami's knee problem started and then he played all the matches after taking injections, which was mentioned by Shami himself. Since then Shami kept fighting this problem and during the 2023 World Cup, Shami's knee problem resurfaced once again, and in the final against Australia, he took an injection and came on the field. In that match also Shami could not bowl as well as he did in the league matches, as a result, India lost the final.

After this final, Shami underwent knee surgery and returned to the field in the T20 series against England, but he showed his true colors against Bangladesh and also completed his quota of 10 overs. Now the big question is that Shami not playing against New Zealand does not matter as much as his not playing in the semi-finals will matter.

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