When Bumrah was forced to withdraw from the T20 World Cup due to a back ailment, Mohammed Shami was given the opportunity to join the team as a replacement.
The 15-member Indian cricket team for the T20 World Cup 2022, which starts on October 16 in Australia, has lost injured player Jasprit Bumrah.Mohammed Shami. Shami had been selected for the T20 World Cup squad as a standby player at first, but a stress-related back issue forced Bumrah to withdraw from the major competition, making room for the seasoned bowler.
Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur have been chosen as backups and will soon travel to Australia. Bumrah’s departure left a slot free, and Deepak Chahar was contending for it as well, but his recent injury difficulties eliminated him from consideration.
BCCI on Mohammed Shami
“Mohammed Shami has been selected by the All-India Senior Selection Committee to replace Jasprit Bumrah in the Indian team for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Shami has arrived in Australia and will meet the team in Brisbane prior to the exhibition games “In a statement on Friday, the BCCI stated.
The backup candidates, Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur will soon fly to Australia.
The most recent T20 International in which Shami participated in the 2014 ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE. He was supposed to play in the six T20Is against Australia and South Africa that were played at home but was put in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. He had to prove his fitness upon his return before NCA would approve his trip to Australia. Shami has 18 wickets after 17 T20 international contests.
Harshal Patel, Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Arshdeep Singh make up the current roster for the Indian fast bowlers. Many former cricket players and BCCI selectors, like Dilip Vengsarkar and Krishnamachari Srikkanth, had earlier declared their desire for Shami to be a member of the team. For the IPL 2022 winner Gujarat Titans, Shami had a fantastic season, capturing 20 wickets in 16 games at a strike rate of 18:30. He had an RPO economy of 9. He had the most wickets for GT during the game.
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