Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami during the ongoing 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 Bengal qualifiers quarter-final match against Haryana Hit a wonderful shot. Shami played his quota of 10 overs and hardly looked in any discomfort.

His health has been the focus of attention in India over the past few months. Shami had to miss the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy due to injury issues. But with the 2025 Champions Trophy still more than a month away, his bowling is a huge advantage for the Men in Blue.

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Mohammed Shami hits 10-over spell in Vijay Hazare Trophy

Mohammed Shami looks determined to return to the Indian team, which was evident during Bangladesh’s Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Haryana on January 9. He bowls long lengths and is able to maintain a good pace.

Shami grabbed the big wicket of opener Himanshu Rana in the opening match when he was trailing by just 14 runs. He didn’t get any wickets in the middle overs but came back to pick up a dangerous wicket of 15 from Dinesh Bana in the tough overs.

The 34-year-old quick didn’t stop there as he took the wickets of the bowling all-rounder Anshul Kamboj on his next turn. He threw four rounds at the death. Even though he was slightly more expensive, he was able to grab crucial wickets.

Mohammed Shami finished the match with figures of 3-61 in his 10-over format, becoming the highest scorer in the team. This was the first time he bowled a full offer in the Vijay Hazare Trophy this season. In the last two games against Madhya Pradesh and Bihar, he took just 8 balls with figures of 1-40 and 1-28 respectively.

Can Mohammad Shami make it to India’s Champions Trophy squad?

India’s squad for the Champions Trophy 2025 will be selected in the coming days and Mohammad Shami has qualified for the tournament after his stellar performance. He has proven his fitness through 10 overs and the selectors are likely to keep this in mind while picking their squad

Shami’s experience will be very valuable for India’s performance in the Champions Trophy. There are hurtful clouds in the sky Jasprit BumrahHe played the game after suffering a side strain during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy match recently.

Shami expected to be selected for Tests series against Australia, but knee swelling during recovery delayed his return. India missed out on his services as they were left with just two experienced fast players on the useful Australian wicket.

Haryana eliminates Bengal

Meanwhile, Mohammad Shami’s exploits failed to take Bengal home and they lost the match and were eliminated from the tournament. Haryana, batting first behind the 50s of Parth Vats and Nishant Sindhu, reached 298-9. Sumit Kumar’s knock of 41 off 32 balls provided the final impetus to the match.

In response, Bengal’s batsmen got first starts but no one could convert them into the big boys. goalkeeper Abhishek Borel In the opening batting, 57 off 78 balls was the highest score. Skipper Sudip Kumar Gharami and Anustup Majumdar scored 30 runs, but ultimately they were not enough and Bangladesh were bowled out for just 226 runs.