Rohit-Kohli, Jadeja did not retire as soon as T20 World Cup ended, but this Indian player left T20 International

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|28-06-2024

T20 World Cup: The T20 World Cup is just one step away from its conclusion and at this time the Indian team has confirmed its place in the final by defeating England in the second semi-final match. Where the warriors of the Indian cricket team will face South Africa (IND vs SA).

Earlier, there were speculations that the senior players of Team India could announce retirement after the T20 World Cup. However, this did not happen and none of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja have retired, but a senior player of Team India has announced his retirement.

Shami announced his retirement during the T20 World Cup

mohammed shami
mohammed shami

Before the T20 World Cup, there were speculations that the T20 World Cup 2024 would be the last World Cup for Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja.

However, till now none of these three players have spoken about their T20 International career. While due to injury, they could not be a part of Team India in the T20 World Cup.

Mohammed Shami can announce his retirement from T20 International cricket. Mohammed Shami is currently 33 years old and at this age it is very difficult for him to play Test, ODI and T20I. In such a situation, he can announce his retirement from T20 International cricket.

T20I career of Mohammed Shami

33-year-old Mohammed Shami is currently out of Team India due to injury. However, now he is slowly getting fit and has started bowling in the nets. In such a situation, we can soon see him playing competitive cricket.

Mohammed Shami has played 23 T20 International matches for Team India. During this time, he has taken 24 wickets in 23 matches at an average of 29.62. During this time, Mohammed Shami's economy rate has been 8.94 and strike rate has been 19.88. Shami's performance in T20I has also not been anything special.

Would like to focus on Test-ODI

In such a situation, Shami would like to retire from T20I and focus on his Test and ODI career. At the same time, the selectors would also like to give a chance to young faces like Arshdeep Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Mayank Yadav in Team India in T20I, so that a new fast bowling army can be prepared for Team India in the future.

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