Ravi Shastri, a former coach of India, questioned the management’s choice to only choose four pacers for the Asia Cup T20 tournament, saying he was perplexed to see an experienced Mohammed Shami waiting at home despite having a successful IPL season.
Following India’s six-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in their super four-stage encounter in the Asia Cup on Tuesday, Shastri made his remarks. India had come perilously close to being eliminated. As a result, the Men in Blue were dependent on the other teams to have a chance of reaching the championship game. Additionally, the islanders successfully chased down 174 with one ball remaining, negating India captain Rohit Sharma’s brilliant 41-ball 72.
Shami last participated in the T20 World Cup in 2021, and despite having a standout season with the Gujarat Titans in their first season, he hasn’t been called up to the squad since. As the Titans won the championship in their inaugural year, he finished the edition with 20 wickets in 16 games at a strike rate of 24.40.
The team management chose Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the T20 competition, leaving the experienced bowler out of India’s Asia Cup squad.
“I was quite shocked that you only brought four fast bowlers with you. You required the additional one. I find it strange that Mohammed Shami is at home alone. Following the IPL, due to him not making the
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