‘Don’t Spread Fake News’: Shami Rubbishes Reports of Injury Flare-up, Calls Them ‘Baseless Rumors’ – News18

Ace Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has quashed the reports claiming the worsening of his knee injury. Taking to social media on Wednesday evening, the right-arm quick confirmed that he has been trying his best to recover on time. He further asked the fans to refrain from fake news, given the fact that neither he nor the BCCI confirmed that his participation in the upcoming Australia tour is in jeopardy.

“Why these type of baseless rumors? I’m working hard and trying my level best to recover. Neither the BCCI nor me have mentioned that I am out of the Border Gavaskar series. I request the public to stop paying attention to such news from unofficial sources. Please stop and don’t spread such fake fake fake & fake news, especially without my statement,” Shami posted on X.

Earlier, the Times of India had reported that Shami’s knee injury had flared up which would likely delay his comeback.

“Shami had resumed bowling and he was looking on track to make a comeback to competitive cricket soon. But this knee injury has flared up recently. BCCI’s medical team is assessing the injury but it may require quite a bit of time,” a BCCI source was quoted as saying by The Times of India.

“It’s a jolt for the NCA medical team. They have been working on him for over a year. They have one of the best workload management systems in place. The medical team is trying its best to put him back in the park soon,” the source added.

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