T20 World Cup: Jasprit Bumrah, who was injured, has been replaced in the 15-member Indian cricket team for the T20 World Cup 2022, which begins on October 16 in Australia. Mohammed Shami. Shami was first selected for the T20 World Cup squad as a standby player, but a stress-related back issue forced Bumrah to withdraw from the major competition, making room for the seasoned bowler. As backups, Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur have been designated and will soon go to Australia. Deepak Chahar was also vying for the position left open by Bumrah, but his recent injury struggles took him out of the running. On October 23, India will play their opening T20 World Cup game against Pakistan.
“The All-India Senior Selection Committee has chosen Mohammed Shami to take Jasprit Bumrah’s place 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.
Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur, designated as backups, will soon depart for Australia.
Shami’s most recent appearance in a T20 International came at the UAE’s 2014 ICC T20 World Cup. 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 CIVID-19. He had to prove his fitness upon his return before NCA would approve his trip to Australia. After 17 T20 International games, Shami has 18 wickets.
The current Indian fast-bowling lineup consists of Harshal Patel, Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Arshdeep Singh. Many former cricket players and BCCI selectors, like Dilip Vengsarkar and Krishnamachari Srikkanth, had previously stated that they wanted Shami to be a part 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. During the game, he had the most wickets for GT.
India squad for ICC T20 World Cup:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Deepak Hooda, (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rishabh Pant, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami.
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