Australia's fast-bowling great Brett Lee said if India wish to win this year's Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, they need pacers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and a recovering Mohammed Shami in top form.
While Bumrah and Siraj have been consistently turning out for India, Shami has not played competitive cricket since last year's ODI World Cup at home due to recovering from an Achilles tendon injury, which needed surgery in London this year.
Shami, who had a strapping on his left knee when bowling in a session after India lost the Bengaluru Test to New Zealand by eight wickets, is likely to feature first in Ranji Trophy to assess his fitness and preparedness before playing the all-important Test series in Australia. “Mohammed Shami has to be fit if India want to win over here.
We all know how good a bowler Bumrah is. He is a guy who can shape the ball both ways and I think he will bowl extremely well.