Former India captain Anil Kumble believes Mohammed Shami should start in place of Shardul Thakur in the group stage match against Afghanistan in Delhi on October 11. The right-arm pacer starred for the Men in Blue in the 2019 World Cup against Afghanistan and scored a hat-trick in the England tournament.
Mohammad Shami is competing for a place in the starting lineup as the third-choice pacer along with Shardul Thakur. The Bengal pacer gave his best to be part of his playing eleven in the first match of his recently concluded three-match ODI series against Australia where he scored a stunning five-for win against Australia. I did my best.
Anil Kumble on Espncricinfo says Indian think tank wants to remove Ravichandran Ashwin against Delhi and believes India needs quality new bowler. If so, he requested the Indian team management to field Mohammed Shami in place of Shardul Thakur for the match against Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s top batter.
“I know India has Shardul Thakur, but in terms of the quality and skills he brings, I am leaning towards Mohammad Shami because Because if you look, Gurbaz is their favorite player and so is he.” Get Gurbaz early with three quality openers because he is in great form,” saidAnil Kumble said.
India will be near perfect against Afghanistan in the ODI World Cup in New Delhi on Wednesday after a very difficult opening match of the tournament against Australia in Chennai We aim to achieve excellent performance.
Before the World Cup, India made it clear that they would not select all four of their best bowlers at once. They almost always pick his three from among them, with Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja playing as the main all-rounders of the game, and ultimately, depending on the situation, Shardul, Thakur or Ravichandran Ashwin. will join his 11.
The Men in Blue’s bowling was flawless against Australia in the spin-friendly conditions at Chepauk, with as many as six wickets falling during the middle overs.
If India does not bring any three spinners for the match against Afghanistan, Mohammed Shami may be used in place of R Ashwin, who performed well in the previous match. This could be the only change in the starting line-up as Shubman Gill was ruled out of the match due to dengue fever.
