Getty] Former Indian spinner Piyush Chawla backed the team management's decision not to play Mohammed Shami in the opening T20I against England in Kolkata on January 22. Chawla observed that Shami was still limping while bowling in the nets minutes before ...

After all the build-up and anticipation, Mohammed Shami didn't play the first T20I against England in Kolkata on Wednesday, January 22. Arshdeep Singh was the sole pure pace bowling option for India with Hardik Pandya and Nitish Reddy for support and three bowlers in the spin department.

The 34-year-old is returning to the national team for the first time since the 2023 Cricket World Cup final after an extended period away from the game.

Mohammed Shami misses out on Team India's playing XI for the first T20I against England at Eden Gardens due to fitness concerns over his left knee.

In a blow to the Indian cricket team, fast bowler Mohammed Shami was left out of the Playing XI for the first match of the five-game T20I series against England being held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The decision has dampened hopes of Shami's much-awaited return to international cricket.

Mohammed Shami will attract all the eyeballs as the India pacer returns to international cricket after 14 months at his home ground. The India vs England 1st T20I starts at 7 PM IST.

The biggest news coming in to the series was that Mohammed Shami was named in the India squad for the first time since the 2023 ODI World Cup. However, he was not featured in the playing XI in the first match in Kolkata.

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With the amount of freedom that the Indian T20I team is being offered, captain Suryakumar Yadav said, his side wants to play a bit differently from the way th

England skipper Jos Buttler played a lone hand with his 68 as India bowled out the tourists for 132 in the first of five T20 internationals at Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bowl first against England in the first of the five T20 internationals in Kolkata on Wednesday.