Shivaji bhonsle Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Kolkata: Clearing concern about his fitness, India pacer Mohammed Shami was in full flow on Wednesday during the practice session of the Indian team on the eve of their World Twenty20 warmup fixture against the West Indies here on Thursday.Shami bowled with a good rhythm to Indian star batsmen trio of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh and the latter even had some problems negotiating with the pace and movement.The 25-year-old pacer was never in trouble and looked as if he continued from where he had left during his bowling spell spanning for more than half an hour.Indian team director Ravi Shastri also made it clear that Shami will figure in the playing XI during the two warm-up games against West Indies and South Africa in Mumbai on March 10 and March 12 respectively in order to assess his fitness."He's in the side and obviously he will play," Shastri told reporters today as the pacer was seen paying rapt attention to India bowling coach Bharat Arun.India's front-line pacer less than a year back, Shami is struggling to regain his place in the team following his surgery on his troubled knee. He had failed in his brief attempt during the Australia tour earlier this year when he pulled a hamstring. .But keeping in mind his ability, Shami was kept in the World Twenty20 squad with Bhuvneshwar Kumar as the standby and a final call will be taken ahead of their WT20 opener against New Zealand on March 15.Bhuvneshwar too bowled in tandem with Shami, while Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina were seen batting against the spinners in their afternoon practice session.If Shami is declared fit, it will be a problem of plenty for the Indian think-tank. But the pacer will still struggle to fit in the XI as his replacement Jasprit Bumrah and veteran Ashish Nehra have proved to be a winning combination for India. express bowling and shibnarayan 2 Link to comment
Shivaji bhonsle Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 http://m.ibnlive.com/cricketnext/news/mohammed-shami-makes-an-impact-in-team-india-practice-1214110.html Link to comment
express bowling Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I will keenly watch the practice match tomorrow to see how Shami's bowling rhythm is and what speeds he bowls at. Rightarmfast 1 Link to comment
Adi_91 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Bad that we won't be watching him play tomorrow. I am excited to know how he goes. Link to comment
express bowling Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Bad that we won't be watching him play tomorrow. I am excited to know how he goes.Why won't we be watching him ? Link to comment
Adi_91 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Why won't we be watching him ?The warm up match will not be shown in any channel. Link to comment
express bowling Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 The warm up match will not be shown in any channel.Really. Too bad. Link to comment
deathmonger Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Really. Too bad. Won't be livestreamed on starcricket.com? Link to comment
Malcolm Merlyn Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 The warm up match will not be shown in any channel.You sure? Link to comment
express bowling Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Won't be livestreamed on starcricket.com?Should be. Link to comment
Adi_91 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 You sure?The schedule doesn't show it, and I believe in their fb page, they have mentioned that they won't be telecasting it.Actually, this time the production is not by Star Sports, maybe that's why we will not get to see the warm up games. Link to comment
Sean Bradley Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 A big boost shami will be. If he does well in the warm ups then should he be playing ahead of nehra? I think yes, looking at nehras performance in the final against Bangladesh on a flat wicket, I think shami will put more teeth in our attack. Really feel for nehra though. But world cups are won keeping emotions aside. Link to comment
deathmonger Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 A big boost shami will be. If he does well in the warm ups then should he be playing ahead of nehra? I think yes, looking at nehras performance in the final against Bangladesh on a flat wicket, I think shami will put more teeth in our attack. Really feel for nehra though. But world cups are won keeping emotions aside.nehra's ok. but shami's better. shami, bumrah, ashwin, jaddu are four really good bowlers. pandya is the only weak link. Link to comment
cowboysfan Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I hope he plays well in the warmups because i would rather play him than Nehra on flat wickets. Link to comment
Adi_91 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Really critical these warm up games for Shami. I hope the selectors don't force him to the playing XI just because he is fit. He needs to be rythm and it will be great. Link to comment
beautifulgame Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 I will keenly watch the practice match tomorrow to see how Shami's bowling rhythm is and what speeds he bowls at.It's telecasted live ? Link to comment
tweaker Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 If Shami was fit,he should have been selected in Irani Trophy. After such a long injury layoff he will directly play in Wc match,if he breakdown than it would be a big problem for the team express bowling 1 Link to comment
sourab10forever Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 If Shami was fit,he should have been selected in Irani Trophy. After such a long injury layoff he will directly play in Wc match,if he breakdown than it would be a big problem for the teamshouldn't be a problem. Nehra is always there as the back up. Link to comment
rkt.india Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 A big boost shami will be. If he does well in the warm ups then should he be playing ahead of nehra? I think yes, looking at nehras performance in the final against Bangladesh on a flat wicket, I think shami will put more teeth in our attack. Really feel for nehra though. But world cups are won keeping emotions aside.What has Shami done in T20s at all? I just dont get it. He is yet do anything substantial in this format. He has been the worst fast bowler in IPL among our Indian pacers. Link to comment
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