Shami out of Afghanistan Test after failing in yo-yo test

Mohammad Shami, 27-year old Bengal paceman, is all set to miss the historic Afghanistan Test after failed to prove his fitness at the NCA Bengaluru. Navdeep Saini named his replacement. The BCCI confirmed on Monday, July 11.

Mohammad Shami has been the vital part of Indian test side. Earlier this year, he had played all three matches against South Africa in Africa and ended up with 15 wickets.



He was one of the main reasons in India's win in the 3rd test where Shami took 6-wickets in second innings.

This could be the huge blow for India and Shami personally if he doesn't get fit ahead of England series in July and Australia later this year as he expected to play the vital role in the overseas season.

Shami's replacement, 25-year old Navdeep Saini impressed in 2017-18 Ranji Trophy season where he picked 34 wickets in 8 matches he played for Delhi. He was also called up to bowl to Indian batsmen during South Africa tour.



Apart from Shami, Kerala's wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson who was picked in India A one-day squad for England tour also failed in this test.

He will be replaced by Jharkhand's 19-year old Ishan Kishan.

Yo-yo test has become the necessity for selection in the Indian squad. Keep in mind, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, and Washington Sundar have also failed in this test last year.



Later Raina and Sundar managed to clear this test ahead of South Africa's limited overs series while Yuvraj Singh missed out.

For more updates and news, stay tuned to us.

Thanks for the reading.