Mohammed Shami has caught another setback as his expected return to the international arena might be delayed.

Mohammed Shami
Mohammed Shami was the pick of the bowlers for India in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, picking up 24 wickets after playing only seven matches as he missed out first four matches. Despite missing the first four matches, he ended up being the leading wicket-taker of the tournament. However, his excellent run didn't last long as he sustained knee injury and underwent a surgery.

He has been recovering from it since then. It was expected that the pacer will return to the national duty for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in November this year but a recent injury concern has made things horrifying.

As per a report by the Times of India, Shami has now sustained a swollen knee, which will apparently take another six to eight weeks to heal.

This recent injury means that his participation in the five-match Test series against Australia will now be uncertain as the first Test commences from November 22. 

"Shami had resumed bowling, and he was looking on track to make a comeback to competitive cricket soon. But this knee injury has flared up recently. BCCI's medical team is assessing the injury, but it may require quite a bit of time," TOI quoted a BCCI source.

"It's a jolt for the NCA medical team. They have been working on him for over a year. They have one of the best workload management systems in place. The medical team is trying its best to put him back in the park soon."