I am pain-free, Australia series still some time away: Mohammed Shami
PTI
With his fitness becoming a topic of swirling speculation, seasoned India pacer Mohammed Shami said on Monday that he is completely pain-free and is still not out of the reckoning for the marquee Test tour of Australia starting next month.
Shami bowled full tilt in the nets after India's opening Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru on Sunday.
This was a few days after skipper Rohit Sharma revealed that he had swelling in his knees that has affected his rehabilitation from an ankle injury sustained last year. "I am very happy with how I bowled yesterday. I was bowling from half run-up before that because I didn't want to take too much load. But yesterday, I decided to go full tilt, and I bowled at a 100%," the 34-year-old told reporters on the sidelines of an event where he spoke about his cricketing journey.
"The result was good. I am 100% pain-free. Everyone has been wondering for a long time about whether I will make it for the Australia series but it is still some time away," he said referring to the five-match contest that begins November 22 in Perth.
Rohit had said that he was not in favour of taking an "undercooked" Shami for the crucial series.
Shami bowled full tilt in the nets after India's opening Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru on Sunday.
This was a few days after skipper Rohit Sharma revealed that he had swelling in his knees that has affected his rehabilitation from an ankle injury sustained last year. "I am very happy with how I bowled yesterday. I was bowling from half run-up before that because I didn't want to take too much load. But yesterday, I decided to go full tilt, and I bowled at a 100%," the 34-year-old told reporters on the sidelines of an event where he spoke about his cricketing journey.
"The result was good. I am 100% pain-free. Everyone has been wondering for a long time about whether I will make it for the Australia series but it is still some time away," he said referring to the five-match contest that begins November 22 in Perth.
Rohit had said that he was not in favour of taking an "undercooked" Shami for the crucial series.