Mohammed Shami likely to make a comeback in the Indian Team after IPL 2026?

At the moment, all the Indian cricket fans are witnessing the World’s best T20 league’s 19th edition, IPL 2026. This tournament features numerous players aspiring to earn a spot in the Indian national team — and the coveted jersey that comes with it — on the strength of their stellar performances; conversely, there are also seasoned stalwarts participating who, having already established themselves as big names, are looking to use this tournament as a springboard for a comeback to the squad. Prominent among these experienced players is Mohammed Shami, who is currently playing for the Lucknow Super Giants.

So far, he has played two matches of the tournament, where he took 3 wickets. He bowled a total of 8 overs and conceded only 37 runs with an economy rate of 4.62. In the first game against Delhi Capitals, He took the wicket of KL Rahul in his very first bowl of the innings. In this match, he conceded 28 runs in 4 overs. Then, in the second game against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Shami claimed 2 wickets and conceded only 9 runs in 4 overs. He dismissed both SRH’s destructive openers, Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head. When he was bowling, SRH’s batters had no clue how to play him.

After watching Shami’s first two matches’ performance, it is clearly visible that he has totally fallen back in the rhythm, and now he will be the biggest asset for the LSG in the ongoing IPL 2026 season. Fans have also started to demand that he be included in India’s all-formats squads, especially in ODIs and T20Is.

Shami has also shown their desire to win the ODI World Cup trophy. In this situation, he might get a chance in India’s ODI squad. The ODI World Cup 2027 is set to be scheduled in October-November 2027, hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

**Mohammed Shami** was the leading wicket-taker for the Indian team in the 2023 edition of the tournament, with 24 wickets in just 7 games, while he took 14 & 17 wickets in the 2019 & 2015 WC editions, respectively. He is always considered a big tournament player. Last time, he played for the Indian team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Following this, he was removed from the Indian team. For a long while, the Indian team selectors have maintained that Shami is injured, and they have no update about his injury, which is why he has been left out of the team. However, Shami has been playing continuously in domestic cricket during this period. This clearly indicates that things are currently not going well between Shami and the selection committee. Shami will undoubtedly look to showcase his bowling prowess in the 2026 IPL and make a comeback to Team India.