NEW DELHI: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes the main target now shifts to Mohammed Shami as he returns from harm in India’s ongoing limited-overs sequence in opposition to England. Shami, who final performed for India, earlier than the England sequence, within the ICC Males’s Cricket World Cup remaining in November 2023, is seen as a vital asset for the crew forward of the upcoming ICC Males’s Champions Trophy.
“My greatest concern about India once they got here for Australia within the Check sequence was [Jasprit] Bumrah not having Shami there as a backup and him having to burden a lot of the load,” Ponting stated on The ICC Evaluation.
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“And that is in all probability what occurred, and may even have one thing to do with why he [Bumrah] obtained harm. He in all probability ended up having to bowl a bit extra in that sequence with Shami not being there.
“So look, if Shami’s match, that is a constructive.”
Shami made his return within the third and fourth T20Is in opposition to England, placing up a powerful efficiency with figures of three/25 in his newest outing.
Former India head coach and cricketer Ravi Shastri emphasised the significance of managing Shami’s workload within the upcoming ODI sequence in opposition to England.
“Will probably be fascinating to see if India play him out in all three, or they offer him the primary one and the third one, after which ease him into the Champions Trophy,” Shastri stated.
“However he’ll be watched very intently as a result of 10 overs is completely totally different to 4 overs, after which you are going to see how he pulls up within the area as effectively having bowled these 10 overs.”
Shami’s type and health shall be essential for India as they start their ICC Males’s Champions Trophy marketing campaign in opposition to Bangladesh on February 20 in Dubai. With Bumrah already dealing with a major workload, the return of a totally match Shami might present India with much-needed bowling depth and stability forward of a vital match.