Mohammed Shami plays another sensational cameo with bat, eyes Champions Trophy return

Despite his fitness still being a concern, veteran India pacer Mohammed Shami keeps on giving impressive performances in domestic cricket to ensure that his performance won’t be a factor in his selection for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.

After recovering from his heel injury, Shami has actively featured for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy. In these games, Shami has proved to be quite reliant with the ball as well as the bat.

During Bengal’s clash against Madhya Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Sunday, Shami played a valiant knock of 42 runs from 34 deliveries. He slammed 5 boundaries and a six in his innings, helping Bengal post a respectable total of 269 in 50 overs.

This comes after the veteran also played a great cameo of 32 runs from just 17 deliveries against Chandigarh which included him smashing experienced pacer Sandeep Sharma for 19 runs in an over.

After missing out on making a return to the international fold with the Border-Gavaskar series, Shami will be eying to feature for India in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy which is set commence from February 19.

With India’s bowling unit not being fancied names with the bat, Shami’s performances could help him out when Ajit Agarkar and the rest of the selection committee sit down to pick the squad for the ICC tournament.

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