Former India head coach Ravi Shastri criticises the selection panel after Mohammed Shami announces his retirement from Test cricket without being given another opportunity in the format. Shastri says the decision leaves questions over whether Shami had been afforded a final chance to prove his readiness in Test conditions.

Shastri argues that evaluating fitness and performance requires seeing a bowler complete overs in an actual match rather than relying on training benchmarks. He points to the ability to bowl roughly 10–12 overs during a game as a more meaningful measure of match fitness.

Across outlets, the reporting stays focused on Shastri’s disappointment, while differing slightly in emphasis: some foreground his criticism of the selectors, and others highlight his view that Shami still had Test wickets left. All accounts frame Shami’s Test retirement as the trigger for Shastri’s comments, with no additional new details beyond his fitness-performance argument and selection criticism.