On Sunday, Shami started by marking a spot on a good length field on the practice pitches, and then practiced by bowling with half the run-up for over 20 minutes. Later, he bowled with his full run-up to openers Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma in the nets. Meanwhile, he practiced short and long distance catching with fielding coach T Dilip and head coach Gautam Gambhir. After the net session ended, Shami concluded the evening with ten minutes of bowling on the practice pitches. By the time his session ended, Shami was bowling almost in full form.
34-year-old Shami’s fitness has been a matter of concern for India for over 12 months, and now he has been selected for the upcoming T20Is and ODIs against England to test his preparation for the Champions Trophy, which starts on February 19. Will start in Karachi. , India will begin their campaign against Bangladesh in Dubai the next day.
Rana and Hardik Pandya were the only two members of the team who batted and bowled. Hardik also did some power-hitting with Rinku Singh and Dhruv Jurel, while Rinku and Tilak Verma largely faced the spin of Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi and Washington Sundar.
