Overview
- LSG assistant Carl Crowe said Wednesday that Mohammed Shami and fast-bowling coach Bharat Arun added a slower, wider new-ball option four days before the Sunrisers Hyderabad game.
- Shami used that ball to remove Abhishek Sharma after setting the field, then dismissed Travis Head, finishing with 2 for 9 in four overs with 18 dot balls in a five-wicket win.
- Sourav Ganguly urged India’s selectors to recall Shami, saying he should share the new ball with Jasprit Bumrah and noting the pacer looks fit and sharp.
- Despite strong early IPL form and recent domestic success, Shami remains outside India’s white-ball plans under coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar.
- Shami’s resurgence follows a 2025–26 season of 68 wickets for Bengal, and Crowe also praised captain Rishabh Pant’s player-first style that lets bowlers back their plans.