Veteran Team India seamer Mohammed Shami is arguably one of the best bowlers, but a viral picture of the cricketing star has raised questions about his current age. A user on the social media platform of X posted a picture claiming it to be Shami's driving license, stating that the right-arm seamer is 42 years old and not 34 as he tagged the BCCI to investigate.
The user on X wrote "Just found Mohammad Shami license online and it shows that he is 42 years old. @BCCI kindly investigate on this. The picture posted by the user shows his birth year as 1982, but the reactions from the other users were polarising.
Below is the post on X:
Mohammed Shami unlikely to be sent to Australia anytime soon despite making a promising comeback:
Meanwhile, the veteran fast bowler made a promising comeback to competitive cricket in the Ranji Trophy for Bengal. Featuring against Madhya Pradesh, Shami took seven wickets to help Bengal eke out a thrilling win.
However, a report published by Cricbuzz states that the BCCI has made no decision regarding sending Shami to Australia for the marquee five-Test series anytime soon. The report revealed that the team management prefers the right-arm seamer to play a few more domestic fixtures, indicating that he could be available for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Shami's last match for India was during the 2023 World Cup final against Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, taking figures of 1/47.
