Veteran Indian wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik has said that it could be a great combination if Team India want to play all three of their speedsters – Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah in the 2023 World Cup together as well. However, Karthik also feels the team are finding a bowler who can bat at No. 8 in the form of Ravichandran Ashwin or Shardul Thakur as well.

Responding to questions from fans on Cricbuzz, Dinesh Karthik said, “I know it is going to be a mouthwatering combination to have (Shami-Siraj-Bumrah) but India wants to play a bowler who can bat at No.8. So the choice will be among Shardul Thakur or Ashwin. Shami could play if one of the pacers is rested or has a slight niggle. Then we can see Shami play.”

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He further added: “He (Bumrah) has everything and that’s why he is the best white ball bowler in the world at the moment. I don’t know why you feel he isn’t celebrated enough, but I am his huge fan and the world is of how well he has been bowling of late. He is a very lethal bowler and India should be very happy to have him in the mix of things.”

However, Dinesh Karthik has said that Sri Lanka could finish rock bottom of the 2023 World Cup points table considering their recent form as well. Meanwhile, India will take on Bangladesh in their next 2023 World Cup game in Pune on Thursday, October 19.

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“I feel it will be Bangladesh, The Netherlands, Afghanistan and then Sri Lanka (bottom four). They (SL) haven’t been playing good cricket of late, their captain has left the tournament, they are in a bit of doldrums at the moment. Let’s see what happens but this is how I feel it could end,” Dinesh Karthik concluded.