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Monday, Jun 9, 2025
Akhtar had criticised the Indian players after the drubbing at the hands of England in the semifinal.
Australia needed 16 runs off the last two overs to successfully chase down the total.
The Indian think tank wanted an experienced quick bowler at the death.
Shami's last T20 International was in the previous edition of the T20 World Cup held in the UAE.
India are in dire need of an express pace bowler in Bumrah's absence. Bumrah was ruled out of the World Cup in Australia earlier this week due to a back injury.
The series is set to begin in Thiruvananthapuram with a T20I on Wednesday.
Shami was ruled out of the series late on Saturday night after he had tested positive for COVID-19.
The two players who missed out on World Cup berth were pacer Avesh Khan and leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi, who was pipped by senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
He scored 76 off 87, hitting 14 boundaries and a six.
It was in the 13th over being bowled by Pandya that the Titans skipper shouted at Shami after the latter apparently did not go all out to take a catch offered by Rahul Tripathi.
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