If Jasprit Bumrah can be chosen for three tests, does Mohammed Shami not have enough shape for at least two?
Mohammed Shami had played a test for Team India for the last time in June 2023 – the WTC final against Australia.
It was a little surprised when the Indian selectors announced the team for the England series, and there was no Mohammed Shami. TBH, no one can really blame the management for not tightening it, because the stimulator looked disappointing in the 2025 IPL, just preceding the India-Angleterre test series, where it only won six counters, in nine games and on average 56.
Nothing explains the absence of Mohammed Shami of the test team
But on the back, Mohammed Shami was great in the winning campaign of the India Champions Trophy 2025, where he picked up 9 counters in 5 games, with an average of 25, including a fifth. The same goes for the Paceer’s test career, 34 – where in 64 tests, he picked up 229 counters. Well, to tell the truth, India more than ever needs him.
| Country | Matches | Counters | Average | Economy | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 64 | 229 | 27.71 | 3.30 | 50.2 |
| England | 14 | 42 | 40.50 | 3.50 | 69.2 |
For the latest 2-3 series, the team had trouble finding a perfect bowling partner for Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Siraj was not at its best. His 102 counters in 37 tests speak a thousand words. Akash Deep and Prasidh Krishna are too inexperienced to be very useful. And this is where the team fought the most.
Jasprit Bumrah needs a bowlingan partner
Leave us for example, let’s just talk about the leeds test. While Jasprit Bumrah continued to stack on the pressure in the first sleeves and banged a Fifer, Siraj and Prasidh were very expensive and disclosed borders. But the end of the match, Bumrah had played nearly 45 letters.
Can Shami last at least two tests?
It just shows how Team India is missing Shami. Yes, he might not be in better form. For his body to resist the pressure of the whole series, but if Bumrah can be chosen for three, why cannot be chosen for at least two. This would increase competition in the team, the quisors will be more than ready to fight for their places and to bring out their match A.
In addition, Shami picked up 42 counters in England, in 14 games, and can add a certain value in the attack. Otherwise, Siraj will be the rescue option, and in the matches where Bumrah does not play, the rhythm attack would only be toothless.
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