Here's star pacer Mohammed Shami’s swinging story!

November 2023Shami suffers a heel injury during the World Cup in which he was the highest wickettaker with 24 wickets in seven matchesFebruary 2024Undergoes an Achilles tendon surgery and starts rehabilitationOctober 2024Suffers from some knee swelling complication during the rehabilitationNovember 2024Side strain during Ranji stint for Bengal rules him out of the BorderGavaskar Trophy series Down Under effectively ensuring he missed all of Indiarsquos fixtures in 2024FebruaryMarch 2025Returns after injury in ODI series against England followed by the Champions Trophy where he claims nine wickets in five games includinga brilliant fifer against Bangladesh June 2025He is not included for the fivematch India vs England Test series due to fitness concerns across the long format October 2025He claims there has been no communication from the selection committee to check on the progress of his fitness after being ignored for the twoTest India vs West Indies series and subsequent threematch India vs Australia ODI seriesOctober 2025Chief selector Ajit Agarkar clarifies that he had multiple chats with Shami over the last six to eight months to discuss his fitness citing that he didnrsquot seem match fit before the England series Agarkar also says that the sports science team at the BCCIrsquos Centre of Excellence have asked for Shamirsquos progress and medical reports regularly The chief selector insists they will monitor Shamirsquos Ranji Trophy performance going forwardNovember 2025Shami is not included in the squad for the twomatch India vs South Africa Test series starting in Kolkata on November 14 despite claiming 15 wickets in the first three Ranji Trophy matches for Bengal giving rise to questions about whether he will ever play for India againNovember 2025Reports claim selectors had asked Shami to play at least one of the India lsquoArsquo matches vs England Lions ahead of the India vs England Test series to be assured of his current fitness but he turned them down saying he wanted to build on his workload This in turn put him out of favour for selection24No of wickets Mohammed Shami picked up in seven matches at the 2023 ODI World Cup14No of months Shami was ruled out after his heel injury during the 2023 ODI World Cup9No of wickets Shami claimed in five games at the Champions Trophy earlier this year15No of wickets Shami has picked in three Ranji ties for Bengal in current season so far8No of months since Mohammed Shami last played for IndiaShamirsquos international performance across last 6 years202014 innings19 wickets202114 innings29 wickets202219 innings23 wickets202327 innings56 wickets2024No matches20259 innings14 wickets