NEW DELHI: Mohammed Shami made his much-anticipated return to worldwide cricket after a niche of 14 months because the India pacer was named within the taking part in XI for the third T20I in opposition to England in Rajkot on Tuesday.
Shami, who has not performed for India for the reason that ODI World Cup last in November 2023, was not included for the primary two matches of the collection, elevating questions over his health.
The 34-year-old has been chosen for the continued five-match collection, the following three ODIs, and the Champions Trophy.
Shami changed left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh as India captain Suryakumar Yadav introduced the lone change within the crew after electing to bowl first for the third consecutive time.
Shami underwent ankle surgical procedure in February final yr and confronted requires inclusion in India’s Take a look at squad for the Australia collection.
Nonetheless, he couldn’t regain full health in time, regardless of collaborating in home cricket.
India (Taking part in XI): Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Dhruv Jurel, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy