New Delhi: Fast bowler Mohammed Shami played for Bengal against Madhya Pradesh in a Ranji Trophy match at Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. Mohammed Shami played a professional match after a gap of 360 days. This was his comeback match. However, on the first day of the comeback match, he looked a bit dull as he did not get any wicket after bowling 10 overs. However, on the second day, his bowling showed the same old edge and he thrashed the opposing team.
Mohammed Shami bowled 19 overs against MP, of which 4 overs were maiden. Shami conceded a total of 54 runs and took 4 wickets. He gave runs at a run rate of 2.80. Even though Mohammed Shami bowled brilliantly in Indore, its impact was heard by Team India sitting 7,415 km away (Perth) and the team management must have got relief from this. Mohammed Shami is not a part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but he can be included in the team based on the form and fitness of the Ranji Trophy. He can again become a good partner of Jasprit Bumrah in Australia.
Mohammed Shami played his last match for Team India on 19 November 2023, which was the final of the ODI World Cup 2023. After that match, he was seen away from cricket. He had a surgery on his leg and it took him a long time to recover from it. He could have returned a little earlier, but his knee was swollen during rehab. In such a situation, some extra time was spent in his recovery and now finally he has come on the field and has staked a claim to go to Australia by taking 4 wickets in the first innings of his very first match. India has to play its first match against Australia in Perth from November 22.
