Srrikanth said he would have preferred Shami in the team instead of Harshal Patel, who is making his return to the team after an injury, because of his fine performances in IPL 2022 and the fact that he has the bounce and can get early wickets.
The sources said that both players are in good shape now after recovering from their injuries and are training regularly in National Cricket Academy (NCA)
The star pacer of India Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel were not available for selection in Asia Cup 2022 owing to injuries. They are currently undergoing rehab at the NCA in Bengaluru
Hooda has galloped 414 places to 104th after smashing 47 and 104 in the first and the second T20I against Ireland while Samson has gained 57 slots to reach 144th with a knock of 77 in the second T20I
Harshal Patel is known for his brilliant variations with slower ones, he stumped the dangerous batter David Miller with one such delivery in the third T20I in Visakhapatnam.