Published: Oct 14, 2022, 04:44 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 14, 2022, 04:45 PM (IST)
New Delhi: The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Mohammed Shami as Jasprit Bumrah’s replacement in India’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup squad. Shami has reached Australia and will link up with the squad in Brisbane ahead of the warm-up matches.
“Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur have been named as backups and will travel to Australia shortly,” the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) honorary secretary Jay Shah informed in a release on Friday.
Bumrah was initially ruled out from the recent three-match T20I series against South Africa due to a back injury.
The 28-year-old Bumrah had picked up a back injury earlier last month, which had ruled him out of the Asia Cup. He returned for the three-match T20I Series against Australia, which India won 2-1, and picked up a wicket in two matches.
The BCCI Medical team later ruled out the fast bowler from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup squad. The decision was taken following a detailed assessment and in consultation with the specialists.
India squad for ICC T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami.
Cricket fans also reacted to Shami’s inclusion in the Indian team. See reactions:
Don’t know why Indian fans are so much against Shami… Shami’s new ball spell can actually destroy top order of opposing team. He has experience of bowling in Aus and knows the length for those pitches too. Hopefully he do well in wt20 but not against Pak.
— Usama Zafar (@Usama7) October 14, 2022
He may conceded runs but can take wickets
— Sandhya (@SardonicSandhya) October 14, 2022
Only he could have replaced bumrah.
— Virat fan (@honest_kohli) October 14, 2022
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