IPL 2024: Mohammed Shami ruled out due to ankle injury
The speedstar is said to go for surgery on the left ankle in order to return to action.
The speedstar is said to go for surgery on the left ankle in order to return to action.
President Draupadi Murmu honoured 26-best-performing athletes and para athlete with Arjuna awards while coaches were conferred with Dronachary awards.
Five badminton players have been conferred the Khel Ratna so far; Pullela Gopichand (2001), Saina Nehwal (2010), PV Sindhu (2016), Pramod Bhagat (2021) and Krishna Nagar (2021).
The two had an incredible year, making it to as many as six finals and taking home five victories.
Star Indian seamer Mohammed Shami rescued a road accident victim in Nainital and shared a video of the incident on social media.
While Pat Cummins has taken 99 wickets in 35 international matches, Mohammed Shami took 28 games to get to his figure of 77 wickets in 2019.
The trio of Umesh Yadav (23), Ishant Sharma (25) and Mohammed Shami (33) picked 81 wickets in Tests this year, averaging less than 20.
Shikhar Dhawan is also back in the team after being ruled out of the West Indies series owing to an injury.
But Virat Kohli pointed that a couple of other guys are also in the radar and it will all be about rising to the challenge and performing.
Ponting said even though India currently boast of a strong bowling attack, their spinners tend to struggle when it comes to playing in Australia.