Mumbai: The BCCI medical team confirmed that Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of Asia Cup, 2016. The decision has been taken to give him more time to recover from the Grade II injury to his left hamstring.
Shami sustained the injury at a training session in Australia, and missed two warm-up games. While he was originally said to be out for "four to six" weeks, the medical staff have decided to give him more time to recover hamstring injury.
He was then named among the 30 probables for a preparatory camp ahead of the South Africa series in October, but could not regain full fitness for the international matches.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Bhuvneshwar Kumar as the replacement.
India, led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, will start their campaign in the Asia Cup against hosts Bangladesh on February 24.
