Mohammed Shami, who has been out of cricket since the ICC World Cup 2023 due to an ankle injury, is likely to miss more games as he may consult experts in London, according to Cricbuzz.
The 33-year-old had a memorable World Cup in which he took 24 wickets in seven matches at an average of 10.71, and was the leading wicket-taker. He was named in the squad for the two-match Test series in South Africa, but was ruled out as he didn’t recover. Shami was not considered for the first two Tests against England.
According to a report in Cricbuzz, the right-arm pacer could head to London for treatment. The report added that Shami will be joined by NCA sports science head Nitin Patel.
The decision to go for expert advice was taken during Shami’s visit to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.
Apart from Shami, Suryakumar Yadav and all-rounder Hardik Pandya are also missing from the action. SKY recently under a surgery in Germany.
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