'Has To Play Ranji Trophy': Sourav Ganguly's Brother Lays Down The Law For Injured India Pacer

After Gautam Gambhir's appointment as the Team India Head Coach, the dynamics of Indian cricket suddenly seems to have changed and it has changed for the good. The Indian cricketing culture has suddenly started prioritizing domestic games which was the norm before the advent of Indian Premier League (IPL). For the past few years, performances in the IPL was given a lot of preference and even Test players were picked on its basis.

Snehashish Ganguly Clears The Air Around Shami's Fitness

Star India pacer Mohammad Shami has been out of international cricket since the culmination of the ODI World Cup hosted by India in 2023. Shami who was rested for the first few games in the One Day World Cup made his return to the side after Hardik Pandya was ruled out of the ICC event. Upon his return in the ODI World Cup, Shami proved to be unplayable which resulted in India winning nine consecutive matches in the Cricket World Cup.

Shami sustained an ankle injury after the World Cup and underwent surgery. Since the, the India pacer is undergoing recovery sessions at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. The star Indian pacer is expected to regain full fitness before India travel to Australia in November for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

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Chief Selector and former India player Ajit Agarkar said last month that he was hopeful of Mohammad Shami's return in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. Before the IND vs BAN Test series, most of the star India players are playing either the Duleep Trophy or the Buchi Babu Tournament and it seems that the rule remains the same for Shami too.

'He wants to be on India's tour to Australia. But he has to play the Ranji Trophy to prove himself.', said Snehashish Ganguly, Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president.

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Pacers Crucial For India's Hopes Of Retaining Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Bowling duo Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami make for a fearsome bowling attack. With the amount of pace and bounce on Aussie surfaces, the Indian team will want Mohammad Shami to recover soon and be on that flight to Australia. India are the defending champions of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy