India have the quality to go deep in T20 World Cup: Ravi Shastri

World Cup to be held in Australia with a back injury. Bumrah is the second key player after allrounder Ravindra Jadeja to be missing the tournament. Jadeja is recuperating after a knee surgery last month. India fared poorly at the T20 World Cup in UAE last year where they failed to make the semifinals.

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Going by India head coach Rahul Dravid's word on Tuesday night, it's clear that he and the selectors are keen on replacing ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who has been ruled out from the T20 World Cup due to a back injury, with Mohammed Shami for the mega tournament, provided the experienced pacer has

While there are many who feel Bumrah's absence will impact India's showing in the big ticket tournament, former coach Ravi Shastri is of a different view.

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Jasprit Bumrah is gutted that he will have to miss the T20 World Cup due to a back injury but the star India pacer will cheer for his team as he goes through his rehabilitation process.

"Bumrah's injury is unfortunate. There is so much cricket being played, people can get injured easily. But it's an opportunity for somebody else (to excel) as there is nothing you can do with injury. With Bumrah and Jadeja not in the side --it hampers the side but also provides an opportunity to unearth a new champion," said Shastri on the sidelines launching Cricket Beyond and Omega Cricket Ground at the Lalaji Memorial Omega School here on Thursday. Coaching Beyond is a new initiative of former India coaches Shastri, B Arun and R Sridhar.

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