India, Aug. 28 -- Veteran India bowler Mohammed Shami on Wednesday sharply responded to his non-selection for the upcoming 2025 Asia Cup. India picked five specialist bowling options for the continental tournament, three of them fast bowlers led by Jasprit Bumrah, but Shami was neither part of the 15-member squad nor included in the reserves. Shami returned to the T20I fold earlier this year during the home series against England. It was his first appearance in the format in three years, his previous outing coming at the 2022 T20 World Cup. He went wicketless on his comeback game in Rajkot but picked up three wickets in the Wankhede tie against England.

However, the 35-year-old endured an underwhelming IPL 2025 season with Sunrisers Hyde...