India pacer Mohammed Shami is still unsure about his return to the Indian squad. Shami, though, intends to return to the Indian jersey via the domestic cricket.

During the ODI World Cup last year, Shami was on fire for India. For the team captained by Rohit Sharma, the right-arm pacer claimed 23 wickets in 7 games, making him the tournament's top wicket-taker. However, an injury has kept him out of action ever since.

Shami had surgery on her ankle in February 2024, and he has been recovering ever since. Shami began his bowling at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, using the nets.

"It's difficult to say when I will be back. I am trying hard, but hopefully you will get to see me in Bengal colors before I don the India jersey again. I will come to play two-three matches for Bengal and will come fully prepared for it," Shami said during his felicitation ceremony by the East Bengal Club in Kolkata.

Shami stated that he had not anticipated the injury getting this bad so soon before important competitions like the 2024 T20 World Cup and IPL. "We never thought the injury would be this serious. The plan was to address it after the T20 World Cup since we had the IPL and the ICC T20 mega event coming almost back-to-back after last year's World Cup," he added.

"But it turned worse during the ODI World Cup itself and I also did not find it right to risk playing on with it. Even the doctors could not fathom that the injury will take such a serious turn and will take so much time to heal.”