Look: Pace options for India at T20 World Cup in Bumrah’s absence

Mohammed Shami: He hasn't played a T20I for India since they crashed out of the Super 12 stage of the Men's T20 World Cup in the UAE last year. But it can't be overlooked that he had a great time while being part of Gujarat Titans' trophy run in IPL 2022.

He bagged 20 wickets in 16 matches at an economy rate of eight, 11 of which came in the powerplay at an economy rate of 6.62.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar: The senior pacer has been one of the busiest bowlers in T20Is this year, picking 32 wickets in 24 matches at an average of 17.56 and economy rate of 7.21.

But he conceded 16, 14 and 19 runs in matches against Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia in the 19th overs. Asked to bowl the 18th over against Australia at Hyderabad, Bhuvneshwar went for 21 runs.

Deepak Chahar: He is back in competitive cricket after an injury forced lay-off of seven months. Though the playing opportunities have been sporadic, Chahar had an outstanding spell with the new ball, picking two wickets with his famed swing bowling to reduce South Africa to 9/5 at Thiruvananthapuram.

Apart from his bowling, he has the knack of hitting handy knocks with the bat too.

Arshdeep Singh: He has been one of the great finds for India in T20Is this year. Though he is seen as more of a death overs specialist due to his ability to land yorkers and hold his nerve, he showed that he can be effective with the new ball too, seen from his triple burst in his first over at Thiruvananthapuram to break the back of South Africa's innings.

In IPL 2022, while playing for Punjab Kings, he had an economy rate of 7.58, which was the second-best figures in the tournament after Bumrah's 7.38. With his left-arm angle, Arshdeep brings the exuberance of youth and variety to the Indian pace attack.

Harshal Patel: Emerging as a key player for India since his debut in November last year post superlative performances in the IPL, Patel has been known for his accuracy and hard to read slower balls as well as a dipping yorker apart from smashing big hits with the bat.

But since his return after recovering from a rib injury, Patel is yet to be at his best. In the series win over Australia, he picked just one wicket in three matches, leaking 99 runs at an economy rate of 12.37, including 22 runs in the 18th over.

Mohammed Siraj: He was named on Friday as a replacement for the injured Bumrah for the remainder of the T20I series against South Africa.

It will be interesting to see if he will be able to make it to the World Cup squad too. His performance in the remaining two matches against the Proteas will be monitored closely by the selectors.