India are not going to take a punt on Mohammed Shami unless they are "not 100%, but 200% sure" about his fitness to fly him to Australia, captain Rohit Sharma has said. Rohit has placed the onus of the decision entirely on the BCCI's Centre of Excellence,

Indian captain Rohit Sharma seeks fitness update on pacer Mohammed Shami. Shami recently recovered from injury and played domestic cricket. However, he experienced knee swelling. Rohit wants the National Cricket Academy to clarify Shami's status.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma awaits a fitness update from the National Cricket Academy (NCA) regarding Mohammed Shami's availability for the remaining Australia Tests. Shami has been recovering from ankle surgery and knee complaints.

Since his comeback, Mohammed Shami has played one Ranji Trophy and eight Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy matches, all for Bengal.

India captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said it is high time the NCA provides clarity on Mohammed Shami's fitness, emphasising that he won't risk fielding the pacer in the ongoing Border Gavaskar seri

Mohammed Shami hasn't played a match for India since taking part in the 2023 ICC World Cup final against Australia in Ahmedabad.

Days after claiming that Mohammed Shami had a ‘swelling in his knee’ and the team management wanted to be ‘very careful’ with his return, India captain Rohit Sharma said it is ‘high time somebody at the NCA (National Cricket Academy) gave an update on the pacer.

Rohit Sharma humorously dodged questions about Mohammed Shami's availability, pointing to the NCA for updates, as speculation over the pacer's return grew following India's hard-fought Gabba Test draw against Australia.