Indore: After Bengal's thrilling win against Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy match on Saturday, the winning team's coach Laxmirtan Shukla praised the contribution of fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who took a total of seven wickets. He also said that the 34-year-old bowler may be seen making a comeback in the Indian team soon.

Shami will soon be back in Team India.

Shukla's statement came a week before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy competition starting in Australia on November 22. Bengal won by 11 runs in the decisive moments of the fourth and final day of the Ranji Trophy match played at Holkar Stadium in Indore. Bengal coach Laxmi Ratan Shukla told PTI that it was a do-or-die Ranji match for his team as two of its matches were washed out due to rain.

Shami's performance was commendable.

He said, 'Shami's performance during the match was commendable. Everyone is waiting to see when he will play for India again and perhaps he will be seen playing for India soon.' Shukla said that he found Shami to be great on the field during the Ranji match. The Bengal coach said, 'Shami showed amazing dedication for the game. Seeing his performance, it was hard to tell that he returned to the field after a year.'

Away from competitive cricket for a year

Shami, who has been away from competitive cricket since the final of the World Cup 2023 on November 19 last year, had an ankle injury for which he had to undergo surgery. After recovering from this injury, the 34-year-old bowler played his first competitive match in the form of a Ranji Trophy match after almost a year. In this match, Shami bowled a total of 43.2 overs in both innings of Madhya Pradesh, conceding 156 runs and taking seven wickets, which facilitated Bengal's victory over the host team.

Such was the performance against Madhya Pradesh..

Shami bowled 19 overs in Madhya Pradesh's first innings and took four wickets for 54 runs. He bowled 24.2 overs in Madhya Pradesh's second innings and took three wickets for 102 runs. Apart from this, Shami also scored 37 important runs in 36 balls while batting in Bengal's second innings.