Fans on Twitter were unhappy with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after they named Mohammed Siraj as a replacement for Jasprit Bumrah in the Indian T20I side for the ongoing series against South Africa. They lashed out at the governing body for not giving the opportunity to Mohammad Shami.
Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of the T20I series against South Africa
In what was a major blow for the Indian Cricket Team, ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of the T20I series against South Africa. The pacer suffered a back injury and the governing body didn’t risk playing him.
The pacer is currently in Bangalore for various tests and scans and also there have reports that he will miss the T20 World Cup 2022 as well. With Bumrah not being there, India has named Mohammed Siraj as his replacement for the ongoing series.
Notably, Bumrah returned from the injury recently. He played two games against Australia and now has injured himself again. On the other hand, Siraj last played for India in T20Is in February this year against West Indies.
🚨 NEWS 🚨: Mohd. Siraj replaces injured Jasprit Bumrah in T20I squad. #TeamIndia | #INDvSA
More Details 🔽https://t.co/o1HvH9XqcI
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 30, 2022
BCCI naming Siraj as a replacement comes as a surprise as the pacer was on the sidelines for a while and many expected Mohammad Shami to be named as the replacement player.
But the pacer is likely to report to NCA after testing negative for Covid-19 and pass the fitness test. It is now expected that Shami will replace Bumrah if he’s ruled out of the T20 World Cup as well.
Twitterati unhappy with BCCI naming Mohammed Siraj as a replacement of Jasprit Bumrah
As BCCI named Mohammed Siraj as the replacement for Jasprit Bumrah for the ongoing South Africa series, fans on Twitter expressed their disappointment with the development. They highlighted Siraj’s poor record and said the governing body should’ve named Shami instead. Here are a few reactions:
How has Siraj come into the white ball setup out of nowhere after being ignored 2 years ??
— Adi (@WintxrfellViz) September 30, 2022
What siraj can do when Bhuvi Deepak already there who do the same job. Should have taken replacement for harshal Patel.
— Rohit Hitman (@Megasta02731139) September 30, 2022
https://twitter.com/popey_1971/status/1575699116306628608?s=46&t=bdJ3cS6gJYf2wUhVcBM6ig
Then why shami & chahar in the backup list..I don't know why the selection committee is getting worst day by day.
— sWara🎰 (@s_W_ara) September 30, 2022
Siraj is replacement of Bumrah 😂😂 you have 12 IPL teams and from that you are not able to get a proper bowler 😳🤷♂️ what Siraj will do in death overs 🧐🧐
— Shivu (@shivarajk1987) September 30, 2022
World Cup k liye nahi hai Abhi tak to
Chahar to khel raha hai, Shami bimar hai usko rest chaiye .
Bumrah jaisa na ho injury.
2 options Available in world cup
India Change— Spydi Tamil (@Spydi017) September 30, 2022
World Cup k liye nahi hai Abhi tak to
Chahar to khel raha hai, Shami bimar hai usko rest chaiye .
Bumrah jaisa na ho injury.
2 options Available in world cup
India Change— Spydi Tamil (@Spydi017) September 30, 2022
Siraj after getting news of Bumrah’s injury🤣😂 pic.twitter.com/vaSigJhV0o
— Rahul Singh (@RahulSinggghhh) September 30, 2022
Where is shami ….he is your reserve player…and he deserve first chance rather anybody…..if not than pic.twitter.com/C10DiOpfqu
— ragnar lothbrok (@popey_1971) September 30, 2022
Where is shami ….he is your reserve player…and he deserve first chance rather anybody…..if not than pic.twitter.com/C10DiOpfqu
— ragnar lothbrok (@popey_1971) September 30, 2022
Shami ???
— Gk Ayaz (@Gk_Ayaz_01) September 30, 2022
Shami ??? Did he really want to play T20 cricket now 🤔
If IPL is the standard for selection than he was better than Siraj but "Tvadi mrzi soniyo" #Justanopinion 😊 pic.twitter.com/qRYllOJtoA— Ammar Murtaza (@make_a_wish09) September 30, 2022
Y Siraj I cannot believe what wrong with you
Mohammad Shami is there and Deepak chahar is there
U give opportunity to Mohammad SirajWhat a selection. Very bad
— Deepan Chakravarthy (@DChakaravathi) September 30, 2022
Why not Mohd Shami?? Siraj is not at all a T20 player.. he may be good in Tests.. please rethink.. later on losing t20wc, you would be seeing giving excuses like Key players were missing..
— Ashwani Mulsoo (@ashwanimulsoo) September 30, 2022
Why not shami??? It's seems like politics going on in BCCI🤬. You can see the performance of shami in world cup 2019.He took the hat-trick in that world cup. Not a Good decision 🤬🤬
— Bhavesh Mahajan (@BhaveshMahaja16) September 30, 2022
I want India to lose all the matches in this World Cup so that these roadside selectors can be removed, who has taken Siraj in the team after intoxicating. India lose this world cup I'm so happy 😁😁
— anshul (@anshul50589455) September 30, 2022
Why you guys aren't considering Shami as a replacement?
Even you could easily replace Jasprit with Deepak too.— Sugyani swain (@Sugyaniswain1) September 30, 2022
