Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against Australia because of a positive COVID-19 test. According to Cricbuzz, Shami has not reached Mohali for the first T20I against the Aussies, set to take place on September 20, and will miss the entire series.Umesh Yadav is likely to replace Shami in the Indian squad for the upcoming home series. Interestingly, Umesh has not played a single T20I match for India since the home series against Australia in 2019.Even Mohammed Shami was out of the Indian T20I squad for a long time. He was ignored for all the T20I series that India played after the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. However, he was recalled to the squad for the home series against Australia and South Africa.BCCI also named him as one of the reserves for the T20 World Cup later this year. Unfortunately, the veteran pacer will have to wait a little longer before playing another T20I match for India.Expectedly, Shami's misfortune elicited strong reactions of sympathy from fansd on social media. Here's how fans on Twitter reacted to the update:Sportskeeda@Sportskeeda JUST IN According to reports, Mohammad Shami has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the upcoming T20I series against Australia. #India #TeamIndia #INDvAUS #CricketTwitter895🚨 JUST IN 🚨According to reports, Mohammad Shami has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the upcoming T20I series against Australia. #India #TeamIndia #INDvAUS #CricketTwitter https://t.co/UZxoI5q6Txrohitgolu2007.nft@rohitgolu2007Get well soon..so we are on the backfoot..already twitter.com/Sportskeeda/st…Sportskeeda@Sportskeeda JUST IN According to reports, Mohammad Shami has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the upcoming T20I series against Australia. #India #TeamIndia #INDvAUS #CricketTwitter895🚨 JUST IN 🚨According to reports, Mohammad Shami has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the upcoming T20I series against Australia. #India #TeamIndia #INDvAUS #CricketTwitter https://t.co/UZxoI5q6TxGet well soon..so we are on the backfoot..already twitter.com/Sportskeeda/st…Priyanshu Rajput 🗡️@imPriyanshu_27@mufaddal_vohra Get well soon shami bhai @MdShami1115@mufaddal_vohra 😭 Get well soon shami bhai @MdShami11Kamran Qureshi@imkamran99@mufaddal_vohra Get well soon champ @MdShami111@mufaddal_vohra Get well soon champ ❤️ @MdShami11GAUSS 【🦁KING KOHLI STAN】@Stan_Kohli71@mufaddal_vohra Selectors right now -1@mufaddal_vohra Selectors right now - https://t.co/hMVOrTgNrXVK ---18❤️@ShakirHuda5@mufaddal_vohra All India me only 5k covid case hai 130 cr. me ...aur isi hona jaruri tha 🤦@mufaddal_vohra All India me only 5k covid case hai 130 cr. me ...aur isi hona jaruri tha 🤦 https://t.co/1JahtKcdWoHere are some of the Twitter reactions to Umesh Yadav's name coming up as a replacement for Mohammed Shami:Johns.@CricCrazyJohnsUmesh Yadav is fit now, after the poor performance in Asia Cup, selectors want experienced bowlers in the team. (Source - TOI)50143Umesh Yadav is fit now, after the poor performance in Asia Cup, selectors want experienced bowlers in the team. (Source - TOI)Udit@udit_buchMy sources tell me that if an injured Umesh gets injured again, Ishant Sharma or Ashish Nehra can replace him19My sources tell me that if an injured Umesh gets injured again, Ishant Sharma or Ashish Nehra can replace himAbhishek Mukherjee@ovshake42Umm, Umesh has played 7 T20Is, the last three and a half years ago.Maybe they want IPL experience. Or Test or ODI experience. twitter.com/CricCrazyJohns…Johns.@CricCrazyJohnsUmesh Yadav is fit now, after the poor performance in Asia Cup, selectors want experienced bowlers in the team. (Source - TOI)143Umesh Yadav is fit now, after the poor performance in Asia Cup, selectors want experienced bowlers in the team. (Source - TOI)Umm, Umesh has played 7 T20Is, the last three and a half years ago.Maybe they want IPL experience. Or Test or ODI experience. twitter.com/CricCrazyJohns…Azfaar@azfyyyyTo all those people who are laughing on this decision.This was Umesh Yadav's stat in IPL 2022 :-Wicket :- 16Economy:- 7.06 (2nd best economy among Indian fast bowlers)Avg :- 21.19 twitter.com/CricCrazyJohns…Johns.@CricCrazyJohnsUmesh Yadav will replace Shami in the T20 series against Australia. (Source - PTI)266Umesh Yadav will replace Shami in the T20 series against Australia. (Source - PTI)To all those people who are laughing on this decision.This was Umesh Yadav's stat in IPL 2022 :-Wicket :- 16Economy:- 7.06 (2nd best economy among Indian fast bowlers)Avg :- 21.19 twitter.com/CricCrazyJohns…Manas@manas__3Umesh Yadav went unsold in the 1st round of IPL 2022 Auctions. Now he's a part of India's T20 squad. Nice121Umesh Yadav went unsold in the 1st round of IPL 2022 Auctions. Now he's a part of India's T20 squad. NiceMohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav played together in ICC World Cup 2015 in AustraliaIt looks like the selectors want bowlers with experience of Australian conditions back in the squad. After the Asia Cup 2022 debacle, the national selectors must have spent a fair amount of time thinking about the team's bowling combination.The returns of both Shami and Umesh Yadav hint that the selection committee is keen on having more experienced players in the squad. Both these fast bowlers were part of the Indian squad which made it to the semifinals of the ICC ODI World Cup in 2015.It will be exciting to see how Umesh performs upon his return to the T20I squad. Not only does he have experience on his side but also the ability to bowl at high speeds. This might be another reason that selectors went for Umesh.