Mohammed Shami hasn’t been picked in India’s 15-man Asia Cup squad, but Ricky Ponting doesn’t think that will be an issue for the team.
The Australian considers Shami to be more suited for Tests than T20Is.
“He’s (Shami) been a very, very good bowler for India for a long time now. If you look at his strengths, his Test cricket is probably where he thrives the most,” Ponting said in the latest episode of The ICC Review.
“I think there are better fast bowlers in Indian T20 cricket than Shami and they’ve only named three (for the Asia Cup). So if there’s potentially four named in the squad, he might be the fourth man in.”
India have picked Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh as the three specialist fast bowlers for the Asia Cup, which will be held in the UAE from August 27 to September 11.
