T20 World Cup: Who will lead India's pace attack in Jasprit Bumrah's absence?

After all, Bumrah is not the Indian pace spearhead for nothing. He is dangerous with the new ball and lethal with the old one. An expert in bowling yorkers at will. But his injury has forced the Indian team management to look at other pace options available for the marquee event and the biggest question right now is who will lead the Indian pace attack in the absence of Bumrah? Mohammad Shami and Deepak Chahar are the two bowlers who were named as standbys when the BCCI announced the India squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia. TimesofIndia.com here looks at the pacers named in the India squad for the World Cup and their strengths and weaknesses: Bhuvneshwar Kumar: Things change quickly in international cricket. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the best bet to partner Bumrah with the new ball but things are different now.

(AP photo)Strengths: Can make the new white ball swing and can trouble the batsmen with his incoming deliveries. An able and experienced pacer. Weaknesses: Has been expensive and too predictable in the death overs recently. That has shaken his confidence. Bowled three consecutive expensive 19th overs against different opposition in three matches recently. Mohammed Shami: Mohammed Shami’s exclusion from the first 15 was a big surprise, though he was named among the stand-by players who will travel with the team to Australia. But now he may be drafted into the main squad in the absence of Bumrah.

(Getty Images)Strengths: Can hurry up the batsmen with his speed. Will enjoy bowling on the bouncy tracks of Australia. Can generate swing. Weaknesses: Shami had a poor outing in the last T20 World Cup played last year in the UAE, especially in the crucial match against Pakistan, he was guilty of bowling too short and