ohammed Shami needs more game-time in the Asia Cup

• 09-Sep-2023
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As India had their first full-fledged training session since landing in Colombo on Tuesday, Mohammed Shami seemed quiet. After a session of football at the R Premadasa Stadium on an evening where the sun shined bright for the first time in the last three days, he went through the paces, when the rest of bowlers were engaged in a fielding session. Making a comeback into the national team after a brief break, which saw him skip the tour of West Indies and even the three-match T20Is in the Ireland, the four remaining matches of the Asia Cup and the three-match ODIs against Australia later in the month, is all that Shami has to find his groove back. A rhythm bowler, in the past, he has shown a tendency to hit the peak as the season progresses.