Shami’s Injury woes continue, doubtful for Australia tour
New Delhi: Mohammed Shami's career faces uncertainty as the experienced pacer battles injuries. After his last competitive match in November 2023 during India's World Cup final loss to Australia, Shami has struggled with an Achilles tendon injury that led to surgery in London in February 2024. Although his rehabilitation, managed by the National Cricket Academy (NCA), progressed well, raising hopes for his return during the home series against New Zealand, Shami hit another setback with a knee injury.
This latest injury threatens his participation in India's upcoming tour of Australia. Indian captain Rohit Sharma expressed concern, stating that Shami needs to regain full fitness before being considered for the squad. With India having a history of managing injuries to key players, including Shami, the team's plans for the crucial Australian series remain uncertain.
Shami, who has taken 448 international wickets, is at a stage in his career where injuries could impact his playing longevity. While his achievements are commendable, questions remain whether he will recover in time for India's Australian tour.
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Maharashtra Congress chief Patole meets Kharge, dismisses resignation talk as 'rumours'
New Delhi, Nov 25: Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Monday dismissed as "rumours" talk of his resignation following the assembly polls debacle and stressed on "collective accountability" for the defeat.
Patole made the remarks after meeting Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge during which he conveyed that the result had not reflected the sentiments of the people of Maharashtra.
"Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and other national and state leaders were leading Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) from the forefront during the assembly polls. So, we were sure that the trends were in favour of Maha Vikas Aghadi, even the citizens believed that," the Maharashtra Congress chief said.
"If I talk about Nanded, the Lok Sabha bypolls and assembly elections were held on the same day. In Lok Sabha bypolls, our candidate was winning in six assembly seats, whereas, in the assembly elections, we are not winning even a single seat," he said, adding that there cannot be such a "huge difference".
This is the sentiment among the people also and they have stated that this government in Maharashtra was not being formed on their votes, he claimed.
"So, I spoke to Mallikarjun Kharge on this," he added.
Asked whether he had offered to resign or the party had asked for his resignation after the Maharashtra assembly polls defeat, Patole said, "These are all rumours and there is no truth in them. There is collective accountability."
Patole also said he will meet Rahul Gandhi in a day or two and discuss all issues.
"Democracy is being finished. We have discussed that... there was no talk of resignation," he said.
The MVA alliance, comprising the Congress, NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) and Shiv Sena (UBT), was restrained to 46 seats by the Mahayuti that reaped a rich harvest of 230 seats in the 288-member House.
