The squad led by Anustup Majumdar, announced on Saturday, did not include Shami\u2019s name. Though the Bengal squad remains unchanged for the fifth round of the Ranji Trophy against Madhya Pradesh, there is a high likelihood of Shami taking part in the match scheduled to begin from November 13 at Holkar Stadium in Indore.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bengal, with coach Laxmi Ratan Shukla at the helm, holds the fourth spot in Elite Group C with five points after three Ranji Trophy matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cShami 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 will not be rushed into action. There have also been thoughts that Shami wants to do his competitive cricket return at his pace and comfort,\u201d said sources to IANS.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shami, who\u2019s 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.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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 from December 14.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shami\u2019s last competitive cricket match was when India played the 2023 Men\u2019s ODI World Cup final against Australia at Ahmedabad on November 19, 2023. In that tournament, despite not playing in India\u2019s initial matches, Shami picked 24 wickets at an average of 10.70 to be the leading wicket-taker in the competition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He then successfully underwent surgery on February 26 in London this year for solving his right achilles tendon problem and has been at the NCA since then for rehabilitation and recovery programme, followed by a recent gradual return to bowling.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shami had played a pivotal role in India\u2019s first-ever Test series win in Australia in 2018\/19, where he picked 16 wickets in four matches at an average of 26.18. Though he didn\u2019t play after the first Test in Adelaide in the 2020\/21 tour due to a fractured right forearm, India managed to secure an unforgettable 2-1 triumph.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He then successfully underwent surgery on February 26 in London this year for solving his right achilles tendon problem and has been at the NCA since then for rehabilitation and recovery programme, followed by a recent gradual return to bowling.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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