Reports | Umesh Yadav replaces Covid-19 positive Mohammed Shami for Australia T20Is
As per multiple reports, including ESPNCricinf☂o and Cricbuzz, Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of India’s forthcoming three-match T20I series after testing positive for Covid-19. Umesh Yadav, who was originally meant to undergo rehab for a quad injury in Bengaluru, has been called into the squad.
According to multiple reports, Mohammed Shami has tested positive for Covid-19. Shami was due to play for India in the forthcoming three-match T20I series against 💃Australia starting on Tuesday but due to recent developments, he has not t🐟ravelled to Mohali where the first match is set to take place.
Meanwhile, Umesh Yadav, who was originally meant to undergo rehab for a quad injury in Bengaluru, has been recalled into the squad as Shami's 🎐replacement. He is now all set to play his first T20I in over two years. Umesh last played an ODI for India in October 2018 and a T20I in February 2019.
India's fixtures against Australia - on September 20, 23, and 25 - and those against South Africa - on September 28, October 2, and October 4 - are the last T20Is that India play before the🌃 T20I Wo﷽rld Cup next month.
Shami ha♓sn't been seen on the field since July 2022 and hasn't played a T20I since November 2021. The BCCI, however, has picked Shami as one of the standbys in India's T20 World Cup squad.
India Squad for Australia T20Is: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar,🤪 Jasprit Bumrah, and Umesh Yadav.
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