Kolkata based pacer Mohammed Shami has failed the fitness test conducted at the National Cricket Academy and thus has been replaced by Navdeep Saini for the upcoming test against Afghanistan. The match is scheduled to happen on June 14, 2018, in Bangalore. The BCCI made an announcement about Shami’s fitness on their website.

As per the press release, “The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Navdeep Saini as Mohammed Shami’s replacement in the Indian Test team for the upcoming Paytm Test against Afghanistan. The announcement came after Mohd. Shami failed to clear the fitness test at NCA, Bengaluru.”

“The Indian team management has requested that India A fast bowlers Mohammed Siraj and Rajneesh Gurbani attend the training sessions of the Indian team and bowl at the Indian batsmen in the nets. A request was also made for Ankit Rajpoot, but the Uttar Pradesh fast bowler is unwell,” read the release further.

Prior to this, we told you, that Rajasthan Royals’ Sanju Samson had failed the fitness test and thus has been dropped from the tour of Indian A. His replacement has also been named by the BCCI. “Meanwhile, the All-India Senior Committee has named Ishan Kishan in India A team for the away one-day series against England Lions and West Indies A. Shreyas Iyer who is the captain of the Indian A side, flew with the team on Sunday. Sanju Samson, who was originally named in the squad, failed his fitness test and was replaced by former India Under 19 captain, who cleared his fitness test,” read the release by the BCCI.

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