‘Greatest comeback loading for upcoming T20 World Cup’ – Fans react as Mohammed Shami ruled out of IPL 2024 due to injury

As the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to start on March 22, Gujarat Titans face a huge blow as Mohammed Shami is ruled out of the tournament. He has been suffering from a left ankle injury since the World Cup 2023 ended. Moreover, he will go through surgery later in the UK. Thus, he has been ruled out of the IPL 2024.

After Hardik Pandya, now Shami’s absence will hurt the team pretty badly as Rashid Khan might miss the tournament as well. While leading GT, Hardik proved to be an efficient captain who led the team to victory in the first year and were the runners-up in the second year. Last year in 2023, CSK defeated the Gujarat Titans in the finals which went on for two nights.

Moreover, in the absence of experienced players, Shubman Gill is set to lead the GT team with young players. Both the batting and the bowling attack have a lot of inexperienced players and this IPL might be tough for them to play in the absence of Shami, Hardik, and Rashid Khan.

‘Shami should have gone directly for surgery’ – An official opens up on Mohammed Shami’s injury

Mohammed Shami, who had a brilliant World Cup 2023 campaign, is ruled out of the India Premier League (IPL) due to injury. He has not played a tournament after the World Cup and was taking special injections for his ankle injury. However, an official has opened up about his injury and said that he could have directly gone for the surgery rather than taking injections.

An official was quoted by Hindustan Times saying, “The injection hasn’t worked and now the only option left is surgery. He will shortly leave for the UK for surgery. IPL seems out of the question. Shami should have gone directly for surgery and that should have been NCA’s call. Just two months of rest and injections wouldn’t have worked well and that’s what has happened. He is an asset and the Indian team would need him in Australia.”