Indian pacer Mohammad Shami has reached Australia for the T20 World Cup 2022. The fast bowlers arrived in Brisbane and will join the team soon. India is slated to play the two warmup games against Australia and New Zealand on the 17th and 19th of October before beginning their campaign against Pakistan on the 23rd of October.
Shami is expected to replace injured Jasprit Bumrah in the side. He was originally named in the standby list for World Cup but Bumrah being ruled out makes him the front-runner to place him considering his experience and quality.
Shami has not played he has not played a single T20I since the last T20 World Cup but he was sensational with the ball in the IPL 2022 as he was the leading wicket-taker for his side with 20 wickets from 16 games.
He was also slated to play in the T20I series against South Africa and Australia. But Covid-19 ruled him out of both the series. He recently passed the fitness test and it remains to be seen if he will be debated to the main squad or not.
On Friday (14th October), Shami shared the news for his fans that he has reached Australia. He shared a picture on his Instagram account with the caption: “God, thank you for bringing me here safely. I am so happy and I feel so blessed with friends and family, especially you Lord. Thank you for all the blessings you have given me…thanks again…now fight with jet lag.”
India’s schedule for the T20 World Cup 2022
Indian Cricket Team will begin their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on 23rd October at MCG. After that, they will play the qualifier 1 team on 27th October in Sydney.
They will then shift their bases to Perth, where they will face South Africa on 30th October before locking horns against Bangladesh on 2nd November in Adelaide. India will play their last group game against qualifier 2 on 6th November in Melbourne.
Here’s India’s schedule for the T20 World Cup:
23rd October – India vs Pakistan, Melbourne
27th October – India vs TBA, Sydney
30th October – India vs South Africa – Perth
2nd November – India vs Bangladesh – Adelaide
6th November – India vs TBA – Melbourne
