A big injury scare for India as Mohammed Shami has been taken to hospital for the scans. The premier pacer was seen in a lot of pain after being hit on his right arm by Josh Hazlewood’s during the second innings of India at Adelaide Oval on Saturday.
Mohammed Shami was leaving the short ball instead he got hit on his bowling arm. The physio attended him in the field and immediately first-aid was given to him but Shami was uncomfortable. And thus, he was taken out of the field and was claimed retired hurt. After his wicket, India was declared all out for 36 runs.
During the post-match presentation, Virat Kohli revealed that Mohammed Shami was even unable to lift his arm and has been taken to the hospital for a scan. The final call on his availability for the rest of the matches will be confirmed in the evening.
“No news on Shami, he’s going for a scan now. Was in a lot of pain, couldn’t even lift his arm. We’ll probably know in the evening what happens,” Kohli said.
Mohammed Shami’s injury big trouble for India:
India can not afford his injury with Virat Kohli already going back to India to attend the birth of his first child. Ishant Sharma has also not toured with the Indian team because he is still regaining his full fitness. India will pray that Shami’s injury is not big and the player gets fit for the coming Boxing Day Test.
Mohammed Shami didn’t pick a wicket with a pink ball albeit he didn’t play in Australia’s second innings because of injury. However, he was bowling at accurate length and line to put Australians under pressure.
Earlier, India has an unusual fall of batting order on day three. Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins bundled out India, picking five and four wickets respectively. With this, Australia has gained the lead in the Test series.