Australia vs India: Kaif prefers Umesh Yadav as third pacer for first Test
Cricket | December 14, 2020 12:05 ISTIn Ishant Sharma’s absence, Kaif feels Umesh has gelled well with Shami and Bumrah and was impressive in the warm-up game.
In Ishant Sharma’s absence, Kaif feels Umesh has gelled well with Shami and Bumrah and was impressive in the warm-up game.
The two combined to pick five wickets between themselves and conceded runs at just three an over in their 20-over combination, subsequently showing what a threat they will be in Adelaide next week.
For the visitors, Jasprit Bumrah notched up his maiden first-class fifty with an unbeaten 57-ball 55 after Prithvi Shaw (40) and Shubman Gill (43) made useful contributions at the top.
It is expected that Shami and Bumrah, in the absence of an injured Ishant Sharma, will have to carry the bulk of the burden during the Test series.
Acting on a complaint filed by Hasin Jahan, the man was arrested from the Canning Station Road area for making several threat-calls over the last two months.
Indian coach Ravi Shastri said Indian fast bowling quality gives them an edge over Australia; Calling the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav and Navdeep Saini his fabulous five.
Shami comes into the series after a successful Indian Premier League in which he took 20 wickets in 14 matches.
Shami had his best IPL season as his 20 wickets for Kings XI Punjab, including a spectacular defence of five runs in double Super Over game against Mumbai Indians, was one of the highlights of the tournament.
Shami had an impressive IPL season as he scalped 20 wickets in 14 games, finishing eighth in the list of leading wicket-takers.
Shami has been seen primarily bowling with pink and red balls during net sessions, which is an indicator of where his and team's priorities lie.
BCCI shares a video of ‘The master and his apprentice’ bowling in tandem with the pink ball during their training session.
KL Rahul, who is back in the Test squad after playing his last match in August shares a post slugging the pink ball during a practice session in Sydney
The Punjab franchise, fuelled by Nicholas Pooran's impressive batting show, registered a comprehensive five-wicket victory over Capitals on Tuesday.
Shami forced the tie against MI to go into a historic second Super Over where KXIP secured a cruising win.
Mohammed Shami is currently the purple cap holder in this season so far, with eight wickets in four matches.
The 45-year-old also said that young pacers in the team need to step up when needed as squad depth would be the key for a tournament like the IPL.
Mohammed Shami believes that the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League will set the momentum perfectly for Australia-bound players.
The IPL was moved to the UAE due to rising COVID-19 cases in India. The cities of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah are expected to experience temperatures of around 35-40 degree celsius during the tournament.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) posted a video of Shami's spell of 5/35 against South Africa in 2019 and wished him a happy birthday.
The Kings XI Punjab squad has boarded the flight to Dubai ahead of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League.
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