India finds replacement to Mohd Shami in T-20s against Australia

Meanwhile, Shami, who came back from a long injury layoff, was ruled out of the Australia tour with a hamstring strain even before the start of the three-match series. “I have heard a lot about Australia”.

In the ongoing edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Bumrah has managed to pick 14 wickets from nine matches for Gujarat, standing to be the joint-highest wicket-taker in the competition. “That helped me a lot in developing as a cricketer”, he exclaimed. He plays for the Mumbai Indians’ franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The BCCI in a press release said that the Mumbai Indians pacer will leave for Australia on January 22 along with other T20I series members including Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra, Suresh Raina and Hardik Pandya. “That was a totally unexpected great feeling”, he said. I have learned so much from all the senior bowlers in the Mumbai Indians – Lasith Malinga, Zaheer [Khan] bhai was with us earlier as well.

Gujarat pacer Jasprit Bumrah earned his maiden India call-up as he was on Monday named as a replacement for injured Mohammed Shami in the national squad for the three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) to be played against Australia.

“Most of what I have learned has been about preparation and handling pressure in big games”. The 22-year-old is a regular India “A” player, known for his sling arm action and also considered a good depth bowler by Gujarat skipper Parthiv Patel who is a special admirer of his slow deliveries. “I hope to get my chances and do well”.