New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- The Indian team management is looked beyond Mohammed Shami in Test cricket, stated former India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar in a staggering claim after the Bengal pacer was overlooked from India's Test squad for the two match series against South Africa.

Having returned to competitive cricket at the start of 2025 after close to two years on the sidelines due to injury, Shami has been in exceptional form in domestic circuit. In the ongoing Ranji Trophy, Shami has scalped 15 wickets in three matches, including a five-wicket haul against Gujarat.

In all the matches this season, Shami showed complete fitness and rhythm require to sustain a body in a five-day match. However his continued exclusion, despite the number...