Mohammad Shami, an expert with the red ball for India, will take the place of injured pace king Jasprit Bumrah for the next T20 World Cup in Australia, the nation’s cricket authority announced on Friday.Bumrah’s back ailment forced him to withdraw earlier this month, which had a major impact on cricket superpower India’s hopes of winning the major competition.
Mohammed Shami, a backup seamer who has only participated in 17 short-form international matches, was unable to play in last month’s home T20 series against Australia because to COVID.Before the warm-up matches, Shami will join the team in Brisbane, according to a statement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Prior to their World Cup campaign beginning in Melbourne against bitter rivals Pakistan on October 23, India will play exhibition matches against the hosts Australia and New Zealand the following week.Since winning the 2013 Champions Trophy, the squad has yet to claim a world championship, and subsequent games have seen its bowling attack falter in the dying overs.
