Former India batter Wasim Jaffer says that Deepak Chahar should replace Jasprit Bumrah in India’s squad for the T20 World Cup while Bumrah was dropped out of the tournament due to a back injury, which had also forced him to miss the Asia Cup last month.
Former India batter Wasim Jaffer says that Deepak Chahar should replace Jasprit Bumrah in India’s squad for the T20 World Cup. Bumrah was dropped out of the tournament due to a back injury, which also forced him to miss the Asia Cup last month.
Chahar impressed the management during the recently-concluded T20I series against South Africa. Jaffer feels Chahar should be given a gesture ahead of Mohammed Shami, considering his new endeavors during India’s 2-1 series win against the Proteas.
“I think, I probably see Deepak Chahar being the replacement because he is getting to play and he is going to play again in the ODIs and it makes sense, he is somebody who is bowling well and he is someone who can contribute with the bat as well. He is a quality new-ball bowler and I do not think he lacks variation. If you give him the odd over at the death, he can do something about it,”
Jaffer said during a discussion on ESPNcricinfo.
However, Jaffer said that Shami has not played a lot of cricket of late, expressing that Chahar can also contribute with the bat.
“Shami has not played any cricket so it will be unfair to put him straight into the T20 World Cup squad without any game time. If he is selected, he would get a couple of practice games but to put him straight into T20 World Cup without any match practice, will be unfair. So, I think probably looks like Deepak Chahar might be that replacement,”
he added.
The upcoming T20 World Cup will be played in Australia, starting on October 16. The tournament high-octane clash between Pakistan and India will be played on October 23. The fans are eagerly waiting for the clash while all eyes will be on Babar Azam and Virat Kohli’s form.
India Squad for World Cup: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
Standby Players: Mohammad Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar.
Pakistan Squad for World Cup: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Usman Qadir.
Standby Players: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani.
