ICC T20 World CUP: Ever since Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the Indian Squad for T20 World Cup, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the National selectors are in a fix over his replacement. The Indian pace spearhead was officially ruled out of the equation for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022 on Monday. With raging debates everywhere about the replacement for Bumrah, Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar has also dished out his opinion on the matter. Gavaskar believes that it is a toss-up between Mohammad Shami and Deepak Chahar to replace the ace Indian speedster in the squad. Follow InsideSport.IN for LIVE updates about ICC T20 WC 2022
ICC T20 World CUP: Who should replace Jasprit Bumrah? Sunil Gavaskar says, it is a toss up between Mohammad Shami & Deepak Chahar: CHECK OUT
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Mohammad Shami, one of the four standbys that the national selectors had announced for the showcase event in Australia, should have been the straightforward candidate to replace Bumrah. But concerns have subsequently been raised about his readiness. The same thought has been echoed by Gavaskar in his editorial at TOI. He said: “Shami has had no cricket for quite a while now. He is very much a rhythm bowler. Once his run up is sorted then he is at the batsman, fast and accurate.”
The BCCI release declaring Bumrah’s ineligibility for the WC serves as additional proof that the decision to replace him with Shami is not going to be simple.
A BCCI statement on Monday stated that “the BCCI would be appointing a replacement for Jasprit Bumrah in the squad for the marquee tournament soon.” Shami would have been a natural replacement in another situation.
It is understood that Shami might still be drafted after he PROVES that he is physically fit.
ICC T20 World CUP: Who should replace Jasprit Bumrah? Sunil Gavaskar says, it is a toss up between Mohammad Shami & Deepak Chahar: CHECK OUT
About the potential replacement for Bumrah, Gavaskar wrote: “Conceding more than 200 runs thrice in six matches is a big worry for the think tank as they grapple to come to terms with the absence of Jasprit Bumrah. The selectors haven’t named a replacement yet, and it could end up being a toss-up between Mohammed Shami and Deepak Chahar for Bumrah.”
Both Mohammad Shami and Deepak Chahar are currently listed as reserves for the Indian squad for T20 World Cup.
Deepak Chahar is currently with the Indian team in Lucknow which will take on South Africa in the ODI series. He along with Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Siraj will look to make an impression before joining up with the rest of the team in Australia.
Has Shami fully Recovered? Shami or BCCI is yet to officially declare that Shami has fully recovered. Shami from his side recently posted a video showing him bowling at the NETS at his FARMHOUSE.
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The national selectors want Shami to play atleast one game before he is picked for T20 World CUP. But Shami’s name doesn’t figure in the team announced for the South Africa ODI Series.
This clearly shows that selectors are still not sure if Shami is fully fit or not. This is the reason now seasoned pacer has been called for FITNESS Test to NCA. It is expected that Shami’s FITNESS Test will be either conducted on Thursday.
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Rohit Sharma & Co departed for Australia on Thursday morning. The majority of the T20 World Cup team has flown out to Perth, where they will stay for a week to get used to the Australian conditions. Being based in Perth will assist the team adjust to the pace and bounce provided by Australian pitches, especially considering that nearly half of the team has never participated in a T20 match there.
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India will leave their camp in Perth and head to Brisbane where they will take against Australia and New Zealand in official T20 World Cup warm-up games on October 17 and October 19, respectively, at The Gabba. India, the 2007 T20 World Cup champions, is in Group 2 of the T20 World Cup’s Super 12 stage together with Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Africa, and two qualifiers.
The Men in Blue begin their campaign on October 23 at the MCG against their bitter rivals Pakistan. Thereafter, they play on October 27 at the SCG against the first qualifier team, on October 30 at Perth Stadium against South Africa, on November 2 at Adelaide Oval against Bangladesh, and on November 6 (against the second qualifier side at MCG).
India T20 WC Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
Standby Players: Mohammad Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar.
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