Overview
- The BCCI named Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana and Prasidh Krishna among the fast bowlers for the three-match ODI series.
- Jasprit Bumrah was rested as part of workload planning for the format.
- Shami’s personal coach questioned the criteria, asking how many more wickets he must take after a 47-wicket domestic run.
- Bengal head coach Laxmi Ratan Shukla labeled the omission shameful and an injustice to a senior performer.
- Chairman of Selectors Ajit Agarkar has previously cited fitness as the reason for Shami’s continued exclusion, and the pacer last played for India in March 2025.