Shami replaces Bumrah in India’s T20 WC squad
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India pacer Mohammad Shami is set to replace injured Jasprit Bumrah in the upcoming T20 World Cup, confirmed by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday.
“The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Mohammed Shami as Jasprit Bumrah’s replacement in India’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup squad,” wrote the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in a press release.
Shami was initially named in the standby list for the T20 World Cup squad but a back injury ruled Bumrah out of the mega event and that opened the doors for the veteran pacer.
Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur have been named as backups and will travel to Australia shortly.
"Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur have been named as backups and will travel to Australia shortly."
India will start their T20 World Cup campaign on October 23 with a match against arch-rivals Pakistan.
India squad for ICC T20 World Cup:
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, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami.
