The atmosphere seems to be heating up regarding Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami. Shami had taken a dig at Team India’s Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar and said that he is completely fit and will play for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy. Shami also said that it is not his job to give information to the selection committee about his fitness. Shami has also proved his fitness by bowling long spells in the first match. But meanwhile, Ajit Agarkar has given a statement on Shami’s comment.

Ajit Agarkar replied

According to NDTV, Ajit Agarkar, while replying to Mohammed Shami’s comment, said, “Mohammad Shami has been an excellent performer for the Indian team. If he has said something, then maybe I need to talk to him or he needs to talk to me. Even before the England tour, we had said that if he had been fit, he would have definitely been selected in the squad. Unfortunately, he was not fully fit. Now our domestic season has started, the time is yet to come.” Will tell you what happens.”

What did Shami say?

Recently, Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar had said that he does not have any update regarding Shami. When Shami was asked a question in this regard, he said, “My job is only to go to NCA, practice and play matches. Selection is not in my hands. If there was any fitness problem, I would not have been here (in Ranji Trophy). If I can play a match lasting 4 days, then I can play in the 50-over format as well.”

Mohammed Shami is playing in Ranji Trophy

Mohammed Shami is currently playing for Bengal in Ranji Trophy. In the first round Ranji Trophy match against Uttarakhand, he took 3 wickets for just 37 runs in 14.5 overs. In this he also bowled 4 maiden overs. In the Bengal vs Uttarakhand match, he bowled 15 overs and gave only 21 runs till stumps on the third day. Shami has bowled about 30 overs in this match and somewhere he has proved his fitness.

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The ODI series between India and Australia is going to start from 19th October. Before that series, the names of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were in discussion, but Mohammed Shami also remained in the headlines continuously. Fast bowler Shami has not played any matches for the Indian team after Champions Trophy 2025. First he has been kept out of the Test series against England, then the Asia Cup and now the ODI series against Australia. Now finally Mohammed Shami has broken his silence on continuous drops.

If I was unfit…

According to news agency PTI, on not being selected in the ODI squad against Australia, Mohammed Shami said, “I have already said that the selection is not in my hands. If there were some fitness-related problems, I would not have been playing for Bengal. I do not need to create controversy by saying anything on this. If I can play 4-day matches in Ranji Trophy, I can also play the 50-over format.”

This is not my job…

Shami also said that it is not his responsibility to give or ask for updates. He said, “It is not my job to give updates, ask for or ask about them. It is not my job to give them updates on my fitness. My job is to go to NCA, prepare and play the matches. It is their matter who gives them updates and who does not. It is not my responsibility.”

This statement of Shami is being seen as a taunt on Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar. While announcing the Indian squad for the series against Australia, Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar had said that he did not have any update on Mohammed Shami.

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