Irfan Pathan Gave Statement Regarding Mohammed Shami Return to India Squad: India’s lethal fast bowler Mohammed Shami played an important role in making Team India champion in the Champions Trophy 2025. At the same time, now he is not able to return to the Indian team. Shami was earlier out of the team due to injury, but now he has completely regained his fitness and is also performing well in domestic cricket. Despite this, the selectors are not giving him a chance. Irfan Pathan has expressed a lot of disappointment over the non-selection of Mohammed Shami in the Indian team. He scolded the selectors for this and also told Shami the last way to make a comeback in Team India.

Irfan Pathan gave statement regarding Mohammed Shami

While talking on his YouTube channel, Irfan Pathan said, ‘What is his future? He is not a player who came yesterday, played a few matches and left. He has taken 450-500 international wickets, which are huge numbers. If you have taken more than 400 wickets and then you are dropped from the team and questions are raised on your fitness – it happens to everyone. As long as you play cricket, you have to keep proving yourself.

Talking further, he said, ‘Shami has already bowled 200 overs. After bowling 200 overs, if it is a matter of fitness, then the fitness is already visible and what needs to be improved, only the selection committee knows what they are thinking? If I were in his place, I would have gone to play IPL and created a stir. I would have taken the new ball and performed at that level. There is talk of domestic cricket performance, but when IPL comes and you show your old rhythm and fitness, then no one can ignore you. The whole world watches IPL. If you perform there, you regain your place in the squad. I believe that doors should not be closed for them.

Mohammed Shami has not been selected in the Indian squad for the South Africa T20 series. He was last seen playing a match for Team India in the Champions Trophy 2025. After that, Team India played Tests, ODIs and T20s, but Shami kept dropping from the squad. Amidst all this, Shami has created a stir in Indian domestic cricket. Now he has created a stir in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with his havoc-wreaking balls.

On Thursday, there was a match between Bengal and Services in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament, which Bengal easily won by 7 wickets. Shami bowled a lethal spell and took a total of 3 wickets.

Mohammed Shami’s havoc

In this match, Services team was all out for 165 runs while playing first. The biggest role in destroying the services was played by Mohammed Shami, who gave only 13 runs in 3.2 overs and dismissed four batsmen. Shami’s havoc was so severe on the services that he dismissed Gaurav Khochar on the very first ball of the match.

This was Bengal’s fourth win in 5 matches in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. With this victory, Bengal team has come on top in the points table of its group. Abhimanyu Easwaran is captaining the Bengal team in this T20 tournament.

This brilliant performance of Mohammed Shami has come at a time when the Indian pace attack has been exposed in the ODI series against South Africa. In the second ODI, Prasidh Krishna definitely took 2 wickets but gave away 85 runs. As a result, Team India lost the second ODI match even after scoring 358 runs. Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has also raised questions as to why there is no experienced fast bowler in the squad for the ODI series against South Africa.

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Mohammed Shami was last seen playing for the Indian team in the Champions Trophy final. After that he could not get a place in the Test, T20 and ODI team also. Some time ago, Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar had said that Shami is not completely fit, hence he could not return to the team. On the contrary, Shami said that he is completely fit only then he is able to play in Ranji Trophy. Meanwhile, Team India’s new selector and former Indian cricketer RP Singh has come to meet him.

Mohammed Shami is currently playing for Bengal in Ranji Trophy, whose second match is going on with Gujarat. Shami had dismissed 3 batsmen of Gujarat in the first innings. Shami has so far taken 10 wickets in only three innings of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season.

RP Singh met Mohammed Shami

On Sunday, the second day of the Bengal vs Gujarat match, RP Singh, one of the new selectors of Team India, met Mohammed Shami. According to a report published in Sportskeeda, RP Singh was present at Eden Gardens on Sunday. After the end of the second day’s play, he talked to Mohammed Shami. This meeting of the two has come at a time when the topic of ‘Shami vs Agarkar’ has been much discussed in the past.

Shami is proving Ajit Agarkar wrong

Team India’s Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar said that due to not being completely fit, Shami did not get a chance in the Test series against West Indies. But Shami is not only bowling long spells for Bengal in Ranji Trophy but is also taking wickets at a rapid rate.

In the match against Uttarakhand, Shami bowled 39.3 overs in both the innings and took 7 wickets in the match. Now in the first innings against Gujarat, he bowled 18.3 overs and took 3 wickets.

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Five Players Now Impossible To Return To Team India: The Indian team has gone to Australia tour, where Team India will play 3-match ODI and 5-match T20 International series. On October 19, the Indian team played the first ODI match, in which Team India had to face defeat by 7 wickets (DLS Method). Team India’s second ODI match will be played on 23 October at Adelaide Oval. After the Australia tour, the Indian team has to face South Africa at home, where all eyes will be on the team selection. Five star players were not selected in the team for the Australia tour, after which the return of these five players to Team India now seems impossible.

Return of these 5 players in the Indian team is now impossible

1- Ajinkya Rahane

India’s top-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane has so far scored 5077 runs in 85 Test matches, 2962 runs in 90 ODI matches and 375 runs in 20 T20 International matches in his career. Rahane played his last match for Team India in the Test match against West Indies on 20-24 July 2023.

2- Mohammed Shami

Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami has so far taken 229 wickets in 64 Test matches, 206 wickets in 108 ODI matches and 27 wickets in 25 T20 International matches in his career. Whereas Shami played his last match for Team India on 9 March 2025 in the ODI match against New Zealand.

3- Prithvi Shaw

India’s opening batsman Prithvi Shaw has so far scored 339 runs in 5 Test matches, 189 runs in 6 ODI matches and 0 runs in only 1 T20 International match in his career. Prithvi played his last match for Team India on 25 July 2021 in the T20 International match against Sri Lanka.

4- Vijay Shankar

India’s all-rounder Vijay Shankar has so far scored 223 runs in 12 ODI matches and 101 runs in 9 T20 Internationals in his career. Vijay played his last match for Team India on 27 June 2019 in the ODI against West Indies.

5- Venkatesh Iyer

India’s left-handed batsman Venkatesh Iyer has so far scored 24 runs in 2 ODI matches and 133 runs in 9 T20 International matches in his career. Venkatesh played his last match for Team India on 27 February 2022 in the T20 International against Sri Lanka.

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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Fast bowler Mohammed Shami last played in the Champions Trophy. At that time, Shami was included in the squad after Jasprit Bumrah was out of the tournament. After that the selectors also excluded him from the Test series against the Asia Cup, West Indies. BCCI has not given Shami a chance in ODIs and T20 series against Australia. Now Shami has turned to domestic cricket to remain in the eyes of the selectors.

According to The Telegraph, the head coach of the Bengal cricket team Laxmi Ratna Shukla has confirmed that Mohammed Shami can be seen playing the first match for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy, in which she has to face Uttarakhand. Earlier, Shami has questioned the decision of the selection committee. He said that he is fully fit to play domestic cricket. There was no problem related to injury that made him sit out of the Asia Cup.

Bengal coach Laxmi Ratna Shukla said, “I spoke to Shami 6 or 7 days ago, he has shown interest in playing a Ranji match. So we are in the hope that he will play the first match of the season for Bengal.” There is an update indication on Shami that he has no mood for retirement right now.

Recently, according to sources, a BCCI official said, “At present, the chances of returning to the Indian team are getting difficult for Shami. He was not able to perform well in the Dilip Trophy match. His age is increasing, while even in terms of speed, he did not appear in his best rhythm in the Dilip Trophy. But he would have to be active in domestic cricket to continue the game.”

The Ranji Trophy will be the first match of the Bengal team in the 2025-26 season against Uttarakhand from October 15, which is to be played at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata.

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IND vs Eng Test: In the Leeds Test match, the Indian fast bowlers were seen struggling on the fifth day. In the first session, the bowlers of Team India could not get any wickets, while England had not lost any wicket till the rain came in the second session. In the fourth innings, India set a huge target of 371 runs in front of England. If we look at the entire match, Mohammad Siraj could not prove to be more effective. On the other hand, Shardul Thakur got less bowling than other bowlers, but along with Siraj, fans have also taken him away.

By the end of the fourth day’s play, England had scored 21 runs without losing wickets. In such a situation, on the fifth day, the England team came to the fray to achieve the target of 350 runs, while Team India came to the fray with the intention of taking 10 wickets of the English team. Fans have expressed their displeasure over the performance of Shardul Thakur and Mohammad Siraj, especially.

A leg with a leg …

History has been witness that the pair of Mohammed Shami and Jaspreet Bumrah in Test matches have dominated the opposition batsmen. When the Indian bowlers were unable to take wickets on the fifth day, people remembered Mohammed Shami. A fan said that the selectors dropped the famous Krishna and Shardul Thakur by dropping Mohammed Shami, one of their best bowlers, which has to be paid to Team India. One person even said that if the famous Krishna and Mohammad Siraj also come together, then one leg Shami will prove to be better than them.

Mohammed Shami’s figures against England have been excellent. He has taken 44 wickets in 27 Test innings against England. While playing on the grounds of England, he took 25 wickets in 25 Test innings. The figures are evidence that if Shami had joined the Indian squad, perhaps India’s bowling attack would have become very strong.

One legged shami is better than bot Krishna & Siraj Combined.

– Sanket (@Sankulyaa) June 22, 2025

Now it looks like even a not so 100% fit mohammed shami would have been in better in these conditions. #INDVSENG

– Manish (@Promisingce) June 24, 2025

India Badly Missing Mohammed Shami in Team, Why Shami Always Be Underted ?? He is better than so called bumrah #Indivsengtest #Shami #INDVSENG

– Dopamine ki kami (@dopamine00699) June 24, 2025

One-Legged Mohammed Shami >>> Siraj + Prasidh + Shardul pic.twitter.com/b6Strqseia

– veer (@pullxshot) June 24, 2025

Mohammed Shami magic in the fourth innings is different, no one else can do that.#INDVSENG pic.twitter.com/ntcwc4hgjy

– Crictalkwith – Atif (@cricatif) June 24, 2025

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