‘Would Not Be Rushed To Action’: Shami Likely To Be Part Of Bengal’s Squad Vs MP – Report – News18
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It is suggested that the fast bowler could make a return to his state team for the game against Madhya Pradesh
Mohammed Shami has been out of action nearly a year now. (PTI Photo)
Indian pace veteran, Mohammed Shami will not take part in Bengal’s upcoming Ranji Trophy fixture against Karnataka, starting from November 6 in Bengaluru. He is still recovering from his ankle injury and the BCCI do not want to rush him back to action.
It is suggested that the fast bowler could make a return to his state team for the game against Madhya Pradesh, as per a report by IANS.
“Shami will not be playing the Bengal game against Karnataka, and most probably, he will play the match against Madhya Pradesh. The information received from the BCCI Centre of Excellence was that he would not be rushed into action. There have also been thoughts that Shami wants to do his competitive cricket return at his pace and comfort,” a source was quoted as saying in the report.
Shami, who’s taken 229 wickets in 64 Tests, bowled in the Indian team nets to Shubman Gill and a padded-up assistant coach Abhishek Nayar at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium after they lost the Test series opener to New Zealand by eight wickets on October 20.
The very next day, Shami said at a promotional event at Gurugram that he was 100% pain-free and expressed his keen interest in playing a few domestic matches. It will be interesting to see if Shami will be available for the Indian team through the third Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test at Brisbane, starting on December 14.
Shami’s last competitive cricket match was when India played the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup final against Australia at Ahmedabad on November 19, 2023. In that tournament, despite not playing in India’s initial matches, Shami picked 24 wickets at an average of 10.70 to be the leading wicket-taker in the competition.
He then successfully underwent surgery on February 26 in London this year to solve his right Achilles tendon problem and has been at the NCA since then for a rehabilitation and recovery programme, followed by a recent gradual return to bowling.
Bengal Squad: Anustup Majumdar, Wriddhiman Saha, Sudip Chatterjee, Sudip Kr Gharami, Shahbaz Ahmed, Writtick Chatterjee, Avilin Ghosh, Shuvam Dey, Shakir Habib Gandhi, Pradipta Pramanik, Aamir Gani, Ishan Porel, Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Md Kaif, Rohit Kumar, Rishav Vivek
(With Inputs From IANS)
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