Mohammad Shami was not included in the Indian squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. After this, he got a place in Bengal’s Ranji team, where he performed strongly. Now he has also been included in the Bengal squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. PTI had earlier reported that Shami’s inclusion in the Bengal T20 squad is part of a thorough assessment of his fitness, which could pave the way for his return to Team India.
A strong performance for Bengal
After recovering from an ankle injury, Mohammed Shami, returning to the competitive game after a gap of a year, put in an impressive performance for Bengal in the Ranji match against Madhya Pradesh, leading his team to their first win of the season. It is understood that the national selection committee did not want to take any risks by hastily including Shami in the Indian squad after just one Ranji Trophy match after completing an extensive rehabilitation programme.
People in the know said that BCCI’s medical team and national selectors want Shami to play a few more competitive matches in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy to see if his body is fine after so many matches, even if it is a white-ball tournament. . Now if Mohammad Shami performs well in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, he can be included in the Indian team.
Sudeep Kumar got the responsibility of captaincy
The talented batsman Sudeep Kumar Gharmi was made the captain of Bengal. Bengal will begin their campaign against Punjab in a Group A match in Rajkot. Apart from these two teams, Group A has teams from Hyderabad, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Bihar and Rajasthan. Its final will be held on 15th December in Bengaluru.
Bengal squad for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Sudeep Kumar Gharmi (captain), Abhishek Porel (wicketkeeper), Sudeep Chatterjee, Shahbaz Ahmed, Karan Lal, Ritwik Chatterjee, Ritwik Roy Chaudhary, Shakir Habib Gandhi (wicketkeeper), Ranjot Singh Khaira, Prayas Ray Burman, Agni Panvi (wicketkeeper), Pradipta Pramanik, Saamal Chaudhary, Mohammad Shami, Ishaan Porel, Mohammad Kaif, Sooraj Sindhu Jaiswal, Sayan Ghosh, Kanishk Seth and Soumyadeep Mandal.
(Input: PTI)
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