Veteran Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami has taken a pointed swipe at the Indian team management over his exclusion from the ODI and T20I squads for the upcoming Australia tour. Addressing speculation about his fitness, Shami made it clear that he is fully match-ready and suggested that any confusion lies with the management, not him.

The experienced pacer questioned the logic behind his omission, stating that if he is fit to play in the four-day Ranji Trophy, he should naturally be fit enough for 50-over cricket as well. “The Indian team didn’t communicate with me about fitness. It’s not my job to tell them, they should ask me. If I can play four-day games, why can’t I play ODIs? If I wasn’t fit, I’d be at the NCA, not in the Ranji Trophy,” Shami remarked.

Shami has been included in Be

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