India pacer Mohammed Shami’s childhood coach Badruddin Siddique has welcomed the national selection committee’s decision to rest the veteran seamer for next month’s West Indies tour.

“I expected Shami to be rested for the West Indies tour. He was playing a lot of cricket—IPL and Test matches. There is an ODI World Cup soon [October-November in India], so it is good to get sufficient rest and get ready for the big tournament,” Siddique told mid-day from Moradabad on Friday.