Mohammad Shami not in selectors' plans for T20 World Cup 2022- Report

Shami last played in a T20I for India against Namibia in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021.

Mohammed Shami I Getty

While one squad of the Indian team is currently preparing for the rescheduled Test against England, the other squad will be looking forward to facing England in a white-ball series featuring 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is. 

The Hardik Pandya-led Indian team will be on a high after winning the two-match T20I series against Ireland. But it is yet to be determined if this team will be the one playing England in the coming days in the white-ball format, or some of the main players will be included as well, as preparation for T20 World Cup 2022 is in full swing.

The selectors will be monitoring each player's performance as there are just a few international matches left until the T20 World Cup 2022. Veteran pacer Mohammed Shami, however, is reportedly not being considered by the selectors for the T20 World Cup, as they feel he is not fit for the format.

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"Selectors are not seeing Shami for T20 World Cup as he is not fit for the format. Selectors want to invest in young bowlers and give them maximum chances before the World Cup in Australia. They might pick Bhuvneshwar Kumar as one of the senior bowlers but probably Shami could miss the Australia flight this time for the T20 World Cup," a source told ANI.

Shami will be next seen in action in the rescheduled fifth Test against England starting 1st July at Edgbaston, Birmingham. The match is a part of the five-match Test series from last year that had to be postponed following the fourth Test due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Indian team.

The 31-year-old star bowler last played in the 20-over format for India against Namibia at the T20 World Cup in 2021.

(ANI inputs)

 
 

By Hritwik Chakraborty - 29 Jun, 2022

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