All is not well between Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami? Report makes explosive claim over ‘heated debate’

The Indian bowling unit appears to be in trouble after players like Harshit Rana and Mohammed Siraj failed to effectively accompany Jasprit Bumrah. India managed to take only 10 wickets in the match as Australia scored a 10-wicket victory to level the series 1–1. The defeat in the pink ball Test quickly prompted calls for the in-form Mohammed Shami to fly to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. When Indian captain Rohit Sharma was asked about Shami’s availability, he remained coy.

However, a report now claims that all is not well between Shami and Rohit over the veteran instructor’s fitness. The two appear to be on different chapters of the book, making contrasting statements. A similar story had unfolded during the New Zealand home series when Rohit was asked about Shami’s availability for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

While Shami had claimed that he had fully recovered, Rohit had suggested that the pacer was not 100% fit for a mission as important as the Australia series. These comments, according to a report in Dainik Jagran, sparked a heated debate between the two.

“When Shami was in the NCA, he met Rohit during the 1st Test in Bangalore. During their meeting, the two had a heated exchange over the captain’s remark on Shami when he was asked about his current status and his availability for the Test series in New Zealand and Australia,” Jagran cited a source in the report.

After the conclusion of the Adelaide Test, Rohit said that while the door is open for Shami to make a return to the team, the management is not keen on rushing him. Rohit also claimed that Shami suffered a setback in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

“We want to be more than 100% sure about him because it’s been a long time. We don’t want to put pressure on him to come here and do the job for the team. There are professionals watching, we will take a call based on how these guys feel They are the ones watching him every game, how he stops after the game, after bowling four overs, standing for 20 overs, but the door is open for him to come. play at any time. Rohit said in the presser on Sunday.