The 31-year-old‚ who has established himself in the limited overs sides and is the number one ranked T20 bowler in the world at the moment‚ has played only two Tests against Australia and Sri Lanka between 2016 and 2018.Shamsi is part of the strong Proteas spin department that is led by Keshav Maharaj in the Caribbean‚ and it includes George Linde and the uncapped Prenelan Subrayen.
“I just have to wait for my turn and if given the opportunity I am going to give it my all. Obviously I have not played that many matches in international red-ball cricket‚ but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t like to play more. The Proteas are also scheduled to play five T20s against the West Indies at the National Cricket Stadium at St George’s‚ Grenada, between June 26 and July 3 and Shamsi says those matches are important for their preparations for the T20 World Cup later in the year.
“It will be nice to play in the West Indies where all of their pitches are slow‚ but I don’t know what we are going to get in Saint Lucia.