India’s top all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will need extra time to recover from the hamstring injury he sustained in the first Test in Hyderabad, while pacer Mohammed Shami will be forced to play in the five-match series between India and England. He is likely to miss the rest of the Test series.
India’s series has been going in a bad direction ever since they dominated the first two days of the Hyderabad Test. Jadeja previously missed the second Test in Visakhapatnam due to a hamstring problem and will miss the next three Tests along with Mohammed Shami, who failed to prove his fitness ahead of the crucial England series. It is expected that this will happen.
Sources in the Indian camp suggest that middle-order batsman KL Rahul will return for the third Test in Rajkot, but Ravindra Jadeja is likely to play in the rest of the series. is low. His slip in the first Test may have hurt India’s chances of victory, but he also touched his foot immediately while feeling extreme pain and could have ruled him out of the series. .
The 35-year-old took 3/88 in the first innings and two wickets in the second. He also contributed significantly to India’s first innings total of 436 runs, with him scoring 87 runs.
The left-handed spin bowling all-rounder has improved his batting skills, which has also affected his bowling efficiency, making him one of Team India’s best red-ball all-rounders. Although he was not particularly effective with the ball away, he performed well on pitches in the subcontinent, where conditions were ideal for him.
India’s veteran fast bowler Mohammed Shami may also miss the entire series against England. The leading wicket-taker of the 2023 ODI World Cup has been away from the game for quite some time. According to reports, Shami is currently in London.
Mohamed Shami has not played in a competitive match since the World Cup final on November 19th. Despite missing his first four matches, the right-arm bowler made a breakthrough in the World Cup, finishing the match with the most wickets. In his seven matches he took 24 wickets, of which three he took a five-wicket haul and in the semi-final against New Zealand he took a seven-wicket haul.
According to officials, there is no immediate information regarding the surgery, but as he is scheduled to undergo injection therapy in his ankle, he will not play in the remaining three games of the series and is likely to play. Let’s get back to competitive cricket through the next edition of the Indian Premier League.
