On Sunday, Shami settled down in a fairly long space at the practice range and warmed up by bowling half-run-up for over 20 minutes. Later, he bowled full readiness to openers Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma in the nets. In the meantime, he practiced short- and long-distance catching with defensive coach T Dilip and coach Gautam Gambhir. After the net session, Shami ended the evening by bowling for 10 minutes on the practice range. By the end of his session, Shami was bowling at almost full angle.
The fitness of 34-year-old Shami has been a concern for India for over 12 months and now he will be selected against England in the upcoming T20Is and ODIs to test his readiness for the Champions Trophy, which is scheduled to begin in Karachi on February 19. . India begins their match against Bangladesh the next day in Dubai.
Rana and Hardik Pandya were the only two members of the team who batted and bowled. Hardik also power-hitted with Rinku Singh and Dhruv Jurel, while Rinku and Tilak Varma mainly faced spin from Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi and Washington Sundar.
