Mohammed Shami offers ‘happy selection headache’ after fifer against Australia
The HinduIf there was a clamour to play all three of its frontline seamers together, Mohammed Shami just gave India a happy headache during the first ODI against Australia in Mohali on Friday. Down a rung in the pecking order behind a fully-fit Jasprit Bumrah and an ever-improving Mohammed Siraj, Shami has been competing for a spot in the playing XI as the third-choice pacer with Shardul Thakur. RELATED | Shami fifer, all-round batting effort help India beat Australia by five wickets in first ODI And yet, featuring in just his third game in as many months following a break after the World Test Championship final, Shami offered a masterful display of seam bowling as India continued to flip through its options before the World Cup. On a flat deck at the venue where the average first-innings scores have shot north of 300 in the last five games, Shami’s craft shone the brightest to tug Australia below a winning total.