Srinagar: India’s premier pacer Mohammad Shami is going to miss upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 in West Indies and USA as his recovery from the recent surgery will take time.
BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has revealed that Mohammed Shami has returned to India after a successful surgery and will likely return to competitive cricket in September.
Shami, who has been out of action since the 2023 ODI World Cup, recently underwent surgery and will miss the upcoming IPL 2024. The BCCI secretary has indicated the senior pacer will also miss this year’s T20 World Cup which will be played in the US and West Indies.
“Shami’s surgery is done, he is back in India. Shami’s return is likely for the home series against Bangladesh,” Shah said as quoted on PTI.
The Indian team will host Bangladesh for two Tests and three T20Is in September this year.
Meanwhile, Shami underwent Achilles tendon surgery last month and was ruled out of the five-match Test series against England.