Gasvaskar trophy

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Former India head coach and commentator Ravi Shastri believes that experienced pacer Mohammed Shami is likely to play in the last two Tests of the Border-Gasvaskar Trophy in Melbourne and Sydney, respectively.

Shastri said Shami's addition to India's squad will bolster the visitors' pace attack that currently relies on the shoulder of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj with youngster Harshit Rana playing as the third seamer ahead of Akash Deep in the first two Tests.

After making his impressive debut in Perth where India registered a dominating 295-run win, Rana proved to be a weak cog in India's pace bowling as he leaked too many runs in Australia's ongoing first innings at Adelaide Oval.