Publish Date: | Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:57 AM (IST)
T20WC Latest Update: There is good news for Team India preparing for the T20 World Cup in Australia. Mohammed Shami, who is unable to take part in this World Cup due to injury, will join the team in place of Jasprit Bumrah. Shami has passed the fitness test. According to the information, Shami can be asked to fly to Australia at any time. At the same time, the Board of Control for Cricket in India can make an official announcement at any time.
Mohammed Shami had corona
Mohammed Shami has passed the fitness test at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. According to media reports, Shami is set to travel to Australia along with other reserve players for the T20 World Cup. Mohammed Shami had corona in the past, due to which he was out of the team. The news of Shami being fit is good news for the selectors as well, as the search was on for his replacement after Bumrah was out.
Shami to fly with reserve players?
Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi and Mohammad Siraj are the reserve players who will be leaving for Australia. These three players were currently part of India’s ODI squad for the home series against South Africa. It is believed that Mohammed Shami can also go to Australia with him.
India’s first match in the T20 World Cup is against Pakistan on Sunday, 23 October. A team of 15 players was announced for the T20 World Cup under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, but Bumrah got injured.
Indian squad for T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma (capt), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
Standby players: Mohammed Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar.
Posted By: Arvind Dubey