{
  "id": 6713804,
  "title": "'Absolute Champion': Sourav Ganguly Rejects Mohammed Shami Neglect Claims, Backs Ishan Kishan For India Test Comeback | Watch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/absolute-champion-sourav-ganguly-rejects-mohammed-shami-neglect",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T05:10:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/absolute-champion-sourav-ganguly-rejects-mohammed-shami-neglect-claims-backs-ishan-kishan-for-india-test-comeback-watch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly dismissed claims that veteran pacer Mohammed Shami is being neglected by selectors. Ganguly stated that Shami has played a considerable amount and is still considered an \"absolute champion.\" Ganguly also praised Ishan Kishan, the East Zone skipper, for his exceptional performances in the Vijay Hazare, Syed Mushtaq Ali, and Duleep Trophy finals. Ganguly believes that Kishan has a good chance of returning to Test cricket if he continues to perform well in big matches. The veteran cricketer emphasized that age-related changes have happened to everyone, including his own case of being left out of India’s World Cup plans despite scoring over 10,000 runs.",
  "summary": "Kolkata: Former captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday dismissed the suggestion that out-of-favour veteran pacer Mohammed Shami is being \"neglected\" by the Indian selectors, insisting that the veteran pacer “has played a lot” and remains “an absolute champion”. VIDEO | Kolkata: Sourav Ganguly unsure about Mohammed Shami's chances of playing in the 2027 ODI World Cup, hails Ishan Kishan as a \"big…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "‘He is not being neglected’: Sourav Ganguly’s blunt verdict on Mohammed Shami",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/he-is-not-being-neglected-sourav-gangulys-blunt-verdict-on-mohammed",
        "published": "2026-09-11T04:55:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}