The Indian team will be locking horns with Scotland in their next fixture of T20 World Cup 2021 and would be aiming to clinch a massive win in order to better up their chances of qualifying for the semi-final. Talking ahead of the same game, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has opened something drastic for the pacer Mohammed Shami. Manjrekar feels that Shami is a great bowler and a great asset for India in Tests, but isn’t the best one for the T20 format.

Mohammed Shami failed to execute his plans during India’s initial two games but returned with decent figures against Afghanistan where he clinched three wickets. Sanjay Manjrekar stated that now it is high time for the men in blue to assess their T20 team as there are some players who may look good in other formats but aren’t doing enough in the shortest format. 

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The former cricketer also stated that India has now seen enough of Shami and the other bowlers need to step in. Shami’s economy in T20 cricket stands over 9 and it is just not good for the T20s and India certainly has better options than him, mulled the commentator.

As per the quotes in Dafa News, Sanjay Manjrekar said, “I think the time has come now for India to look at their T20 team and look at certain players and maybe assess whether these guys are better suited to playing some other format. Maybe there are some players in this T20 team who will add greater value or the best value that they can possibly add in one format and not be as good in the others. I am thinking about Mohammed Shami.”

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He also added, “I think we have seen enough of Mohammed Shami to know that his greatest quality and where he’s a superb asset for the team is Test match cricket. The last time I looked, his economy in T20 cricket was 9. I know he bowled well against Afghanistan but India clearly has bowlers who are slightly better than Mohammed Shami in T20 cricket.”