India’s stand-in-captain Jasprit Bumrah hinted at Mohammed Shami’s return in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy which starts on Friday. With regular captain Rohit Sharma unavailable due to a paternity leave, vice-captain Bumrah has been entrusted with the responsibility of leading the side in Perth in the first Test. Rohit will be back before the start of the second Test.
Shami, who was the highest wicket-taker in the ODI World Cup last year, has been sidelined from cricket for almost an year due to an ankle injury. He underwent a surgery before starting his rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA). The Bengal pacer recently returned to action in the Ranji Trophy, taking seven wickets across both innings, en route to his side’s victory against Madhya Pradesh.
Speaking on the eve of the first Test against Australia, Bumrah advocated that the management is keeping a close touch with the veteran India pacer. “Shami has been an integral part and the management is keeping a close eye.
“If everything goes well, you might see him here as well,” Bumrah told reporters. There has been several reports of Shami being flown to Australia in the middle of BGT. With Bumrah putting his words now, one can hope it happens which will further strengthen India’s pacer attack.
India ae coming into the series after being whitewashed 0-3 by New Zealand at home. Bumrah said the Indian team will start from zero and do not carry any baggage of the previous series.
“Beauty of cricket is that if you win or lose, you start from zero. We are not carrying any baggage,” he said.
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