The injury woes for Team India refuse to end as the Men in Blue have been jolted another body blow. Deepak Chahar is likely to miss out on the T20 World Cup 2022 through an injury, with Shardul Thakur likely to replace the pacer in India's reserve list of players.
Mohammed Shami, Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi were the players in India's reserve list for the T20 World Cup 2022, but as per the latest reports, Mohammed Shami is in the driving seat to replace Jasprit Bumrah in the main roster, since the pacer will miss the marquee event through injury.
Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur are reportedly ready to fly to Australia, with Shami leading the race to replace Bumrah. Team India will have to finalise their 15-man squad ahead of the deadline provided by ICC, meaning the final squad list will be confirmed before October 15.
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As per multiple reports, the race to replace Bumrah will be between Shami, who recently recovered from Covid recently, and Siraj, who played in the ODI series against South Africa.
Shami being the senior is the frontrunner in the race, and the final decision will be taken by skipper Rohit Sharma and the management once the aforementioned trio touchdown in Australia.
It is a major setback for India that neither Bumrah, not Ravindra Jadeja nor Deepak Chahar will be available for the World Cup, with all three players missing out through injury.
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Rohit and Co are currently in Perth, preparing for the upcoming challenge as they take on Australia and New Zealand in two warmup matches ahead of their all-important opening game against arch-rivals Pakistan at Melbourne on October 23.
