Mohammed Shami has been in the news recently due to the news of his drop from the Indian team. Now the news is that the Election Commission has sent summons to Shami and his younger brother Mohammad Kaif. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued notices to both the brothers for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing. Actually, the Election Commission has noticed some discrepancies in the census forms of Shami and Kaif. This process started from 16 December.

Mohammed Shami plays for Bengal in domestic cricket, but he is originally from Uttar Pradesh, but has been living in Kolkata for a long time. Shami and his brother were ordered to appear before the Assistant Electoral Registration Officer on January 5, but due to the Vijay Hazare Trophy schedule, they will not be able to attend the SIR related hearing on January 5.

Shami had written a letter to the ECI regarding his prior commitments, after which his hearing date has been postponed to January 9-11. By then, Bengal’s group matches will have ended, while the quarterfinal matches will start from January 12.

Fast bowler Mohammed Shami and his brother Mohammed Kaif are voters of Ward No. 93 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, which comes under Rash Behari Assembly constituency. This matter is said to be related to technical flaws in progeny and self-mapping.

Mohammed Shami is continuously performing well in Indian domestic cricket. Has taken 11 wickets in 5 matches for Bengal in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. Before this, he had also performed strongly in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Despite this, he has not got a place in the Indian squad for the New Zealand ODI series.

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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.

Fast bowler Mohammed Shami has not been able to make a comeback in the Indian squad selected by BCCI against New Zealand. Former cricketer Irfan Pathan expressed his displeasure on this and raised questions on the working methods of the selection committee. Pathan said that till when will Shami have to prove his fitness and ignoring him is beyond comprehension.

Mohammad Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana have been selected as fast bowling options in the Indian squad for the next ODI series. Shami has been out of Team India since Champions Trophy 2025, now Irfan Pathan has come out in his support.

Shami’s ability…

Irfan Pathan said on his YouTube channel, “The center of biggest discussion is Mohammed Shami, what is his future? He is not a name who comes yesterday and goes out after playing a few matches. He has taken 450-500 wickets in international cricket, which is a huge number. If you have taken 400 wickets, get dropped and still questions start being raised on fitness. In the game of cricket, everyone has to prove themselves, but Mohammed Shami’s It is not right to doubt the ability.”

Targeted on selection committee

Irfan Pathan further said that after returning from injury, Mohammed Shami has bowled 200 overs, this many overs are enough to prove his fitness. Pathan said, “What more does he need to prove than this? If Shami still needs to prove his fitness, only the selection committee knows what it is thinking.”

Indian squad for New Zealand ODI series: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Shreyas Iyer (subject to fitness clearance), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal.

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IND vs NZ ODI: The rivalry in ODI cricket between India and New Zealand has always been exciting. Not only memorable innings have been seen in the matches played between the two teams, but the bowlers have also left their mark. Especially Indian bowlers have given many historic performances against New Zealand in the ODI format. If we look at the statistics, the dominance of some great bowlers in terms of taking wickets in India vs New Zealand ODI matches is clearly visible.

Javagal Srinath – India

The name at the top in this list is that of former Indian fast bowler Javagal Srinath. Srinath played 30 ODI matches against New Zealand between 1992 and 2003 and took 51 wickets while bowling in all 30 innings. His best performance was 4/23. During this period, his average was 20.41 and economy was 3.93, which shows his consistency and control. Srinath was India’s most successful ODI bowler against New Zealand for a long time.

Anil Kumble – India

At second place is India’s great leg spinner Anil Kumble. Kumble took 39 wickets in 31 matches against New Zealand between 1994 and 2003. His best bowling figure was 5/33. Kumble’s specialty was his accurate line-length and ability to take wickets under pressure. Although his average was slightly higher than Srinath’s at 27.84, his usefulness always remained on big occasions.

Mohammed Shami – India

At third place is the current star fast bowler Mohammed Shami. Who has left a big impact in very few matches. Shami has taken 38 wickets in only 16 ODI matches against New Zealand between 2014 and 2025. The special thing is that his average was 21.15 and strike rate was 20.68, which is one of the best in this list. Shami’s best performance was 7/57, which shows that he has the ability to single-handedly change the course of the match.

Tim Southee – New Zealand

The biggest name in this list from New Zealand is Tim Southee. Saudi has taken 38 wickets in 25 ODI matches against India. His best was 4/49. Although his average was 36.23, his contribution in taking wickets with the new ball has been important.

Kapil Dev – India

Apart from this, India’s great all-rounder Kapil Dev is also included in this list. Kapil Dev took 33 wickets in 29 ODI matches against New Zealand between 1979 and 1994. His tight bowling and experience have led India to many important victories.

Fans Emotional For Mohammed Shami: Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami was once again ignored. On Sunday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced Team India for the 3-match ODI series against New Zealand to be held from January 11. Fans were hoping that Shami would get a chance in the first series of 2026, but it did not happen.

The ignoring of Shami, who has consistently performed well in domestic cricket, also indicates that the Indian Cricket Board has moved ahead of him and perhaps this is the end of Shami’s international career. Even on social media, fans appeared emotional after Shami was not selected.

Fans became emotional about Shami

Fans appeared quite emotional on social media after not seeing Shami in Team India. While sharing Shami’s picture, a user wrote, “Today’s team selection indicated that Mohammed Shami’s international cricket career may probably end here.” Similarly, fans were seen very emotional about the Indian pacer.

Today’s team selection gave us an indication that this might be the end of Mohammed Shami’s journey in international cricket pic.twitter.com/xiVpkWxzuI

—Sohel. (@SohelVkf) January 3, 2026

Where is Mohammed Shami??? Why are you guys doing injustice to him? pic.twitter.com/SQWsUlVOlR

— Kusha Sharma  (@Kushacritic) January 3, 2026

Probably the end for Mohammed Shami in Intl.

Mohammed Shami not included in the ODI squad against New Zealand.#INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/JU8FYZEFDW

— (@Shebas_10dulkar) January 3, 2026

– Has the Indian team now moved on from Mohammed Shami?

– What could be the reason behind Shami not being selected?
pic.twitter.com/gWzhHMG31t

— AYUSH MHATRE (PARODY) (@ayush_m255) January 3, 2026

BCCI and Shameless so-called Coach Gautam Gambhir dropped our best bowler Mohammed Shami just to accommodate garbage like Harshit Rana and Prashidh Krishna. https://t.co/TyIoraIQc1 pic.twitter.com/bdP71ykJ2A

— NiiK (@Niiki099) January 3, 2026

This man has crossed all limits of bias.
Mohammed Shami, who has been consistently performing well in domestic cricket, is having his career ruined by Ajit Agarkar due to politics. No legendary player plays as much domestic cricket as Shami has.#mohammadshami #bccl #INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/xw96MDko5d

— ᴬᵁᴿᴬ (@AURAICTT) January 3, 2026

Shami’s last match for India?

Let us tell you that Shami played the last match for Team India in the final of 2025 Champions Trophy. The thing to note is that Shami was the joint highest wicket taker for India in the Champions Trophy. He took 9 wickets in the tournament.

Continued excellent performance in domestic cricket

The thing to note is that Shami is currently playing Vijay Hazare Trophy for Bengal. In this 50 over tournament, Shami has taken 11 wickets in 5 matches. Earlier in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Shami had taken 16 wickets in 7 matches. The Indian pacer had also performed brilliantly in Ranji Trophy matches. Even after doing all this, Shami was not selected, which somehow makes it clear that his international career is over.

Indian cricket team’s first series this year is against New Zealand, whose first match is on 11 January. BCCI has not yet announced the team for this 3-match ODI series. It is likely that the Indian team will be announced on Saturday, January 3. Before this, former cricketer Aakash Chopra has chosen his team.

India’s last ODI series was against South Africa, in which KL Rahul captained in the absence of Shubman Gill. India had won this series by 2-1. Virat Kohli had scored a century in 2 out of 3 matches and a half-century in one. Rohit Sharma and Kohli are in great form.

Aakash Chopra included Shubman Gill as captain in his team, although the surprising thing was that he also included Rituraj Gaikwad in his team. Actually, in the last series, Gaikwad was a part of the team due to Gill’s absence. The former cricketer chose Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul as the 2 wicketkeepers in his team while not Dhruv Jurel or Ishan Kishan. Let us tell you that Pant was a part of the team in the last ODI series, but he did not get a place in the playing 11.

What is Rishabh Pant’s mistake?

Aakash Chopra said, “I will keep Rishabh Pant at number-14, although there will be talk on why Pant was included, why not Ishan Kishan or Dhruv Jurel? You can keep anyone, but tell me what is Pant’s fault?”

‘Shreyas Iyer’s exit is certain’

Regarding the inclusion of Ruturaj Gaikwad in the team, Aakash Chopra said that Shreyas Iyer is almost certain to be out of the series as he has not got the clearance yet and hence, Gaikwad can continue to play at number 4 or 5.

Aakash Chopra said, “The update on Shreyas Iyer is that he will not be available for this series. So don’t be surprised if his name is not in the team, and if his name is not there, then Gaikwad will continue to play at number four. KL Rahul has been kept at number 5 as a wicketkeeper, batsman and probably the vice-captain in the team.”

Aakash Chopra also included Mohammed Siraj in his team, who last played against Australia in October. However, Chopra also did not give place to Mohammed Shami in his team.

Indian team selected by Aakash Chopra

Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul, Axar Patel/Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Tilak Verma, Harshit Rana, Mohammad Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal.

The stance of BCCI selectors regarding Indian team’s experienced fast bowler Mohammed Shami seems to be changing once again. Amid long-running speculations regarding fitness and future, the discussion about Shami’s return has intensified. According to sources, 35-year-old Shami’s performance in domestic cricket is being closely tracked and keeping in mind the 2027 ODI World Cup, his name has again been included in the race for selection.

Big U-turn by selectors regarding Shami?

A BCCI source told NDTV that Shami is not completely out of the selection radar. He said that a bowler like Shami does not need much time to take wickets. The concern is only about fitness. If he remains fit, his return in the ODI series against New Zealand will not be surprising. Even the 2027 World Cup is being seen as a possibility, in which Shami’s experience can prove important.

Strong performance in domestic cricket

It is noteworthy that Mohammed Shami has not played any international match for India after the Champions Trophy played in March 2025. He was India’s joint highest wicket-taker in that tournament. Despite this, he remained out of the team due to fitness reasons.

However, Shami’s figures in domestic cricket are forcing the selectors to think. He has taken 17 wickets in the recent six matches, which include Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy matches. In Ranji Trophy too, he has proved that his edge is still intact by taking 20 wickets in just four matches. Many veterans, including former cricketer Mohammad Kaif, have raised questions about Shami being constantly ignored, especially when senior bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj were rested. During that time, Shami’s absence from the team was very painful.

Ajit Agarkar had said this

Selection Committee Chairman Ajit Agarkar has also made it clear earlier that if Shami is fit then why would he not be selected in the team. He had said that his performance in domestic cricket will decide the future picture. However, tensions between Mohammed Shami and the selectors came to the fore when he was ignored for the white-ball tour of Australia. Shami had given a public statement regarding the fitness update. On this, selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar clearly said in the NDTV World Summit 2025 that Shami is a great player, but was not fit at that time. Agarkar also indicated that a comeback in domestic cricket is possible depending on fitness and performance. Now Shami is bowling continuously and giving results. In such a situation, the possibility of his return from the home ODI series against New Zealand has become stronger. The path is not easy for Shami right now. He will have to maintain fitness and stay ahead of the challenge of young bowlers.

Mohammed Shami may return to the Indian team very soon. At present, Shami is continuously making waves in Indian domestic cricket. Vijay is performing well in Hazare Trophy, before that he has also performed well in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Ranji Trophy. A media report has revealed that BCCI is keeping a close watch on Shami’s domestic performance.

According to a report published in NDTV, a BCCI official said that the board is keeping an eye on Shami’s domestic performance and now the chances of his return seem to be increasing.

Mohammed Shami will play 2027 ODI World Cup!

It was told in the report that Mohammed Shami’s name is being discussed regularly in BCCI and he is not out of the race yet. The concern remains only about his fitness. The source said, “A bowler of his caliber will definitely take wickets. It would be wrong to say that he is out of the race for selection in the team. He seems to be in a good position for selection in the series against New Zealand. Given his experience and wicket-taking ability, his selection in the team will not be surprising. His selection in the 2027 World Cup is also completely possible.”

Mohammed Shami played the last match for Team India in the Champions Trophy 2025. Shami was the highest wicket taker for India in the Champions Trophy. He and Varun Chakraborty took 9 wickets in the tournament. Despite this, Shami has not been able to play any match for Team India after that. He has taken 17 wickets in the last 6 matches including Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

There has been a lot of controversy regarding Shami in the last few months. In fact, after being dropped from the series against Australia, he had said in the statement that it is not his job to give information about fitness to the selectors. On the other hand, Team India’s Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar had also reacted to this and said that if Shami had been fit, he would have definitely got a chance to go on the England tour.

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Today was the second match of all the teams in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. Virat Kohli, who scored a century in the last match, again played a brilliant inning today, but Rohit Sharma’s bat did not work today. Rohit had scored a century in the last match, today he got out on his first ball. Devdutt Padikkal and Dhruv Shorey are those players who have scored centuries in both the initial matches.

Virat Kohli

Delhi player Virat Kohli had scored 131 runs against Andhra in the last match. Today he played an inning of 77 runs against Gujarat at the BCCI Center of Excellence. In this innings played in 61 balls, Kohli hit 1 six and 13 fours. Before the start of the tournament, there was news that Kohli would play only 2 matches.

Rohit Sharma

On Kohli’s side, there was similar news about Rohit Sharma that he will play the first two matches for Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Today was the second match, in which Rohit was caught out on his very first ball. In the last match, Rohit had scored 155 runs in 94 balls against Sikkim, in which he hit 9 sixes and 18 fours. Rohit was chosen player of the match.

Rishabh Pant

Delhi captain Rishabh Pant played a half-century innings against Gujarat today, he scored 70 runs in 79 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 8 fours. Pant had scored only 5 runs against Sikkim in the last match.

Rinku Singh

Uttar Pradesh captain Rinku Singh played an unbeaten inning of 106 runs against Chandigarh today. Rinku played with a strike rate of 176.67 and hit 4 sixes and 11 fours in this stormy innings. Rinku had scored 67 runs against Hyderabad in the last match.

Devdutt Padikkal and Dhruv Shorey scored second century

Devdutt Padikkal, playing for Karnataka, had scored 147 runs in the first match against Jharkhand, today he also scored a century against Kerala. Padikkal scored 124 runs in 137 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 12 fours. After 2-2 matches, he is the top-run scorer in the tournament. He has scored 271 runs in 2 matches.

Vidarbha batsman Dhruv Shorey also scored a century today, he scored unbeaten 109 runs in the match against Hyderabad. In the last match, he had scored 136 runs against Bengal. He is the second highest run scorer of the tournament.

Karun Nair

Karnataka batsman Karun Nair played an unbeaten inning of 130 runs against Kerala today, for which he was adjudged player of the match. In the last match against Jharkhand, he had scored only 29 runs.

Deepraj Gaunkar

Goa’s all-rounder player Deepraj Gaunkar scored 71 runs against Himachal today and also took 5 wickets. Goa won by 8 wickets and Deepraj got the Player of the Match award. In the last match also he had taken 4 wickets against Chhattisgarh. He is currently the highest wicket taker in this edition.

Mohammed Shami

Today Bengal’s match was with Baroda, in which Bengal was able to score only 205 runs while batting first. The target was small, but Mohammed Shami gave a good start to the team by taking a wicket in the third over itself. He dismissed Mitesh Patel on the score of 11, however after this Shami could not take any wicket. He took 1 wicket for 42 runs in 9 overs.

The Indian team has been announced for the 2026 T20 World Cup, due to which the exclusion of Shubman Gill was much talked about. Now former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has prepared a squad for the T20 World Cup of those players who have not been selected in the original squad of the World Cup. The surprising thing is that Chopra has also kept Shubman Gill out of his 13-member squad. Besides, he has also prepared an alternative playing eleven for the World Cup.

Aakash Chopra handed over the responsibility of opening to Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rituraj Gaikwad. Akash believes that Gaikwad is an excellent batsman, on the other hand, according to him, it is unfortunate that Jaiswal has been dropped from the team despite his explosive batting and being in form. He has also selected KL Rahul, he can also be seen as an opening option.

Shreyas Iyer captain, this batsman in middle order

Aakash Chopra made Shreyas Iyer the captain. He has included 3 wicketkeeper batsmen in his squad in the form of Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and Jitesh Sharma. Jitesh had made the most of the opportunities he got in the recent T20 series against Australia and South Africa, yet he did not get a place in the actual World Cup squad. Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan have been selected as wicketkeepers in the real World Cup squad. He has handed over the role of fast bowling all-rounder to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Krunal Pandya will play the role of spin bowling all-rounder in his team.

Return of veteran among bowlers

In the alternate squad for the T20 World Cup 2026, Aakash Chopra has selected Yuzvendra Chahal as the main spinner, who has not played any international match for Team India after August 2023. Apart from Deepak Chahar and Mohammad Siraj, he has selected Bhuvneshwar Kumar for fast bowling. Kumar has 90 wickets in T20, but he has not played any T20 match for the Indian team after November 2022. At the same time, Mohammed Shami, who is out of Team India, has also been given a place in the team by Aakash Chopra.

Aakash Chopra’s alternate squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Rishabh Pant, Jitesh Sharma, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Krunal Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

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