Mohammed Shami should be on the next flight to Australia: Sourav Ganguly

“I volition nonstop him to Australia. He doesn’t request to play the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. I’ll nonstop him to Australia, adjacent if helium misses the Perth Test,” Ganguly told RevSportz.

Ranji Trophy: Shami picked the last wicket arsenic Bengal pipped MP by 11 runs. (PTI)

“He keeps bowling, helium should beryllium connected the flight, helium has bowled contiguous arsenic well. He should beryllium connected the adjacent formation to Australia,” helium added.

Although Shami was not named successful India’s 18-member Border Gavaskar Trophy squad, but his puerility manager Mohammed Badruddin is hopeful that his ward volition question to Australia astatine immoderate constituent successful the series.

“He volition beryllium joining the Indian squad aft the Adelaide (second) Test. Now that helium is back, proved his fitness, picked up wickets, helium volition beryllium important for the squad successful the 2nd fractional of the tour,” helium told the Indian Express.

Bengal’s Mohammed Shami celebrates a wicket connected the 2nd time of a Ranji Trophy cricket lucifer betwixt Madhya Pradesh and Bengal, astatine the Holkar Cricket Stadium, successful Indore, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Ganguly has besides backed Prasidh Krishna up of the Akash Deep to diagnostic successful the Perth Test, starting from November 22.

“Shami whitethorn miss the Perth Test, but that volition beryllium bowling affable conditions. I deliberation Prasidh volition play up of Akash Deep, due to the fact that of the tallness and conditions. So, Shami should beryllium connected the formation and should beryllium acceptable to play the Adelaide Test,” said Ganguly.