Fast bowler Mohammed Shami sustained a shoulder injury throughout a coaching session during the initiation of the ODI series. He is presently under the supervision of the BCCI Medical Team at the NCA, Bengaluru. And cannot be ready to participate in the three-match series. The All-India Senior Selector Committee has named Umran Malik as Shami’s replacement, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah mentioned in the relative Press Release.
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Senior quick bowler Mohammed Shami has been dominated out of the ODI series against the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, beginning Sunday, thanks to a shoulder injury and replaced by Umran Malik in India’s squad, the BCCI declared on Sat. it’s been learned that Shami had suffered the injury throughout a coaching session once he came from Australia, wherever the Indian team created a matching exit from the T20 tournament. Shami might additionally miss the future two-Test series, starting in Chittagong on December 14.
The severity of Shami’s injury is unknown yet.
Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Umran Malik, and Kuldeep Sen can be the pace attack for the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh.
The 33-year-old Shami is an integral part of India’s ODI theme of things, going into the World Cup next year.
Skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid would be in trouble if the Bengal pacer anyhow misses the series. As India had got to win each game to remain in competition for the future World Cup Championship final at the Oval in June.
“Absence of Mohammed Shami is a great worry. Especially when he is expected to contribute a big for the Indian pace attack in Bumrah’s non-availability.”
Shami has taken 216 wickets in 60 matches.
Umran Malik is one of the quickest bowlers in world cricket. He created his ODI debut recently in New Zealand. Wherever he was in 2 games and claimed 2 wickets.
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