Asian Cup 2022: Mohammed Shami did not get a place in Team India… and there was a ruckus

Asian Cup 2022 Mohammad Shami: The team selected by the Indian selectors for the 2022 Asian Cup has given rise to a new debate. While Virat Kohli and KL Rahul returned to the India team, fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel were unable to join this team due to injuries. In Jasprit Bumrah’s absence, everyone expected Mohammed Shami to return to Team India, but the selectors have favored bowlers like Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh along with experienced fast bowlers like Bhuvneshwar Kumar. These are the three fast bowlers on the team and Hardik Pandya will play the role of the fourth fast bowler, but now the biggest question is Mohammed Shami. Why is Shami not in the India team? He has finished his career at T20. Whether Mohammed Shami will not be able to join India’s T20 World Cup 2022 squad as well, these questions stir themselves up.

Mohammed Shami was a possibility in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah

Mohammed Shami’s name is not listed in the Indian squad that has been selected for the 2022 Asian Cup, starting on August 27. Mohammed Shami was expected to take charge of the new ball on the pitches in Dubai and Sharjah, but the Indian coaches thought otherwise. A lot of people were surprised when Shami didn’t get a spot on the team. The big reason for this is also that the Asian Cup is being considered for the preparations for the T20 World Cup, but if Shami is not in the Asian Cup, will he also be dropped from the World Cup squad? Shami has not played T20 for India since he was eliminated from the Super 10 stage of the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates last year. After this, many fast bowlers were seen playing for India, in which Jasprit Bumrah, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Siraj, Umran Malik and Shardul Thakur played for India, but the selectors told him they gave a single to Mohammed Shami. He was not given a chance.

Such is the history of Mohammed Shami

Although it is also true that Mohammed Shami’s T20 record has not been as impressive as his Tests and ODIs. Talking about Shami’s T20 international stats, in 17 T20Is, Mohammed Shami has taken 18 wickets with an average of 31.55 and an economic rate of 9.54. Mohammed Shami may not have played many T20 matches for India, but he has been seen playing for one team or another in the IPL. Previously, he played for Punjab Kings for a long time and this time he was seen playing for the new Gujarat Titans team and he performed well too. Speaking of the T20 World Cup 2021, here Shami took six wickets in five matches with an average of 23.33 and an economy rate of 8.84, which cannot be called very good, but it is not bad either. Shami took 20 wickets in the Gujarat Titans IPL 2022 trophy and impressed everyone. It was believed that Mohammed Shami would return to Team India thanks to this performance, but it did not happen. The special thing is that Deepak Chahar is also included in Team India as a backup bowler but Shami’s name is not even on it.