Agarkar urged to communicate with ignored pacer ahead of 2027 World Cup

Selectors have been urged to communicate directly with a pacer who has been overlooked since India's Champions Trophy 2025 triumph. The World Cup begins in Africa in October 2027, giving India more than a year to finalise squad composition.

Mohammed Shami played a key role in India's 2023 ODI World Cup campaign but has remained out of favour with selectors. The message of exclusion often arrives through silence rather than formal communication.

Indian cricket rarely tells its stalwarts that their time is up, with missed series gradually becoming permanent omissions.