IND vs AUS LIVE: India vs Australia LIVE: Three pacers will return to Team India in T20 format after a lengthy gap. While Mohammed Shami will be returning to the format after 10 months, Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel are making a comeback from injury. With just 8 matches to go for T20 World Cup, it will be a chance for Team India to assess their conditions. Hence, in the Australia series, expect them to get as many chances possible at expense of Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Follow T20 World Cup 2022 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
While Shami is amongst the standbys for T20 WC, Bumrah and Harshal are expected to play a big role. Hence, it is likely that Bhuvneshwar could be rested with Shami-Bumrah-Harshal making the pace quartet in Australia series.
“All three are returning to the T20 setup after a considerable gap. So, yes, of course, the focus will be on them. Jasprit is our leader of the bowling attack and it will be crucial for him to return to his rhythm as soon as possible before the World Cup. Shami is in the standbys but he has been picked so that he would be ready to come in if there is any injury,” a member of the selection committee told InsideSport.
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What about Deepak Chahar? Strangely enough, India have picked as many as five specialist pacers besides Hardik Pandya. In Indian conditions, it is unlikely India will go with three specialist pacers in the line-up. Then, what happens to Deepak Chahar if focus is on Shami-Bumrah-Harshal?
It is a call that the team management needs to take. More than winning the series, the job in hand is to have the team ready for T20 World Cup. It will see Rahul Dravid rotate the squad to test everyone before the T20 WC.
IND vs AUS LIVE: Why Bumrah, Shami & Harshal set to get most of the opportunities?
- Jasprit Bumrah is returning from his back injury and will lead India’s pace attack in Australia.
- Bumrah last played for India in the ODI series against England in July.
- He missed the West Indies series and Asia Cup as he was recovering from back injury.
- As he needs as much match practice as possible, he will get to play in all three matches.
- Similarly, Harshal Patel played in the T20 series against England last.
- He has also missed two months of action due to a rib injury.
- As he is set to be in the mix to make the Playing XI in T20 WC, focus will be on him too.
- The case with Mohammed Shami is a curious one. After telling him not in plans for T20s, he was recalled for T20 WC.
- In almost a year of absence, Shami did well in the IPL 2022.
- While he is a crucial cog in ODI and Test setup, he was picked for T20 WC purely based on his skillset and as a cover for Harshal and Bumrah.
- If India suffer any injury in T20 World Cup, he will be the first to come into the main squad.
- But as Shami hasn’t played any T20 cricket since IPL 2022, it is important for him to get into that mode. Hence, he will be given a look at during Australia series.
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India Squad for Australia T20Is: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohd. Shami, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.
| Australia tour of India, 2022 – T20I series | ||||
| Sr. No. | Day | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | Tuesday | 20th September | 1st T20I | Mohali |
| 2 | Friday | 23rd September | 2nd T20I | Nagpur |
| 3 | Sunday | 25th September | 3rd T20I | Hyderabad |
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