IND vs ENG 1st T20: Mohammed Shami ready to return to T20 International cricket for India after 26 months
Mohammed Shami Set to T20i Comeback: In the T20 International series starting between India and England, all eyes will be on Mohammed Shami today. Shami is making a comeback in T20 after 26 months. He also played his last T20 for India against England.

The India-England cricket battle through a five-match T20 International series will be commencing today, January 22. While the first encounter will take place at Eden Gardens in Kolkata tonight at 7 pm, an interesting aspect that would be attracting eyeballs throughout the match will be Mohammed Shami, who finally gets to get back to playing in the shortest format of the game after missing out on 26 months. Shami was last seen for India in November 2022, playing for India in his last T20 International. Top fast bowler Shami is all set to come back for the men in blue through a T20 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. It is really special that Shami played his last game of T20 against England.
Mohammed Shami's last match in the shortest format of cricket was played against England in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Adelaide. This is a game that all Indians would like to forget. England registered a big win against India by 10 wickets with 4 overs to spare in the tournament's semi-finals. However, England is going to face a tough challenge from India on its home ground in this series.
Mohammed Shami will also make an international comeback for the country after 14 months. His last match for India was against Australia in the 2023 ODI World Cup final. Since then Shami has been suffering from ankle and knee injuries and is out of the game. Although he made a comeback in domestic cricket a few months ago, today Shami will make his international comeback.
Shami is coming back to the side for the India-England T20 series, but everyone's focus is on the ICC Champions Trophy which is most crucial for India. Jasprit Bumrah has been chosen for the Champions Trophy, but his availability is not confirmed. It is going to be a situation where Shami will walk in like a rockstar and silence the tension of the fans once and for all. There is every chance that Shami will feature in all the 5 games of the series.
Talking about Mohammed Shami's T20 International career, he has played only 23 matches so far, in which he has taken 24 wickets at an average of 29.62 and an economy of 8.94. His best bowling performance has been 3/15.