We still have time; Shami is in standbys: Rahul Dravid on Bumrah's replacement

After pacer Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup due to an injury India head coach Rahul Dravid said that there is still time to decide on his replacement and veteran fast bowler Mohammed Shami is in the standbysIndia commence their T20 World Cup campaign with a blockbuster match against archrival Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 23 The BCCI are yet to name a replacement for Bumrah although fellow seamers Mohammed Shami and Deepak Chahar are among the players already on standby for the tournamentIn terms of who the replacement for Bumrah would be we will have a look we have time till October 15 so Shami is obviously someone who is in the standbys But obviously he could not play this series for us which would have been ideal But he is at the NCA at the moment we have to get reports on how he is recovering and whats his status after 1415 days of COVID is said Dravid during a postmatch press conference on being asked whether Mohammed Shami would be replacing Bumrah in T20 eventWe will take a call Once we get his report we and the selectors can take the call on how we move forward on it What do we expect from the guy We just want him to play some good cricket have fun and enjoy himself and do the best he canAlso Read Itrsquos official no Jasprit Bumrah in AustraliaIt is all we can ask from people do the best you can he further added India registered consecutive bilateral series wins against Australia and South Africa ahead of the T20 World Cup and it was muchneeded after Indias belowpar show in Asia Cup 2022 in UAE Talking about the series against South Africa Indian bowlers conceded over 200 runs in both the second and third T20I against South Africa raising concerns over Indias bowlingObviously you keep trying to get better in all the departments of the game Certainly bowling at the death to be fair the wickets have been really flat and it has not been easy to bowl at the death not just for our team but the other team as well Australia and South Africa are the two sides with a lot of experience in their bowling lineup but they have struggled at the death as well said DravidIt is just not us but yeah sure we have to look at ourselves We need to see how we can improve and get better this is one area where we would certainly want to improve because we know as you play these big tournaments margins can be really small and every run or boundary can matter said India head coachThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever