Mohammed Shami is quietly slipping out of the Indian cricket picture. Despite proving his fitness and form in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2025-26, Mohammed Shami continues to be ignored for India selection by the selectors.
The senior Indian pacer was not picked in India's squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa. He was not even picked in the India A squad for the three-match One Day series against South Africa A despite being in great form for Bengal this season.
Mohammed Shami overlooked for the South Africa Tests because of Gautam GambhirShami showed flashes of his old brilliance and scalped 15 wickets for Bengal in three games so far in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2025-26. Yet, the seasoned pace was overlooked as the team management experiments with a younger group of bowlers in the longest format of the game.