Indian team's experienced fast bowler Mohammed Shami is ready to return to the national team after 14 months. Shami has been selected in the Indian team for the five-match T20 series against England starting on Wednesday. Shami last played for India in the ODI World Cup final in November 2023. He suffered an ankle injury in his left leg for which he needed surgery.

Shami may be part of the playing-11 for the first T20

The first T20 match between India and England will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday. It is believed that Shami will be part of the playing-11 for this match. Shami is also a part of the Champions Trophy to be held next month and he will have a chance to prove himself from the series against England. Shami was continuously struggling for the last few months due to injury. However, he said that if a player has the eagerness to play for the country, he can recover from many injuries.

What did Shami say on his return to the team?

Shami said in a program organized by the Bengal Cricket Association, the hunger to play for the country should never end. If you love it, you will always keep fighting back, even if you get injured 10 times. I think the hunger to play for the country should never end. It is always in my mind that no matter how many matches I play, it is less for me because once I leave cricket, it may not happen again.

Shami said in the felicitation ceremony organized by the association for Under-15 women cricketers at Eden Gardens, 'It has never happened that players representing their state or country think of leaving the game after getting injured. Whenever we get injured, only one thought comes to our mind, when can we return?' Cricket legends Sourav Ganguly, former Indian women's captain Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami were present on the occasion.