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Shami returned to the team from the England series after injury this year.
Pasar Mohammed Shami, who is out of the Indian team, has been included in the list of 50 potential players of the domestic season 2025-26 by Bengal. Shami is not a part of India’s Test team in England and has not played any match since IPL 2025.
Can play Dalip Trophy from August 28
Shami may be part of the former region team in the Dalip Trophy starting on August 28. The tournament will be played in its old format inter-zonal manner. Shami, who has played 64 Tests, 108 ODIs and 25 T20 Internationals.
Could not do anything special in IPL
In the IPL, Shami’s new team Sunrisers Hyderabad finished sixth, and their performance was also not impressive. He took 6 wickets in 9 innings and conceded 11.23 runs per over. Shami was out due to prolonged injury earlier, with her ankle surgery and knee problems also disturbed.
Last played for India in Champions Trophy
Shami last played for India in the Champions Trophy in early 2025. India won the title by defeating New Zealand in the final, and Shami took 9 wickets in 5 matches, which was the highest joint with Varun Chakraborty for India. However, his bowling remained expensive, as he conceded 5.68 runs per over.
Shami took 5 wickets against Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy.
Name of Abhimanyu Ishwar in Bengal’s possible list
Shami returned to the domestic T20 series against England in January 2025, before he played in the ODI World Cup final in November 2023. His return to domestic cricket was for Bengal at the end of 2024. The possible list of Bengal also includes all the prominent names like Abhimanyu Ishwar, Akash Deep, Mukesh Kumar, Shahbaz Ahmed and Abhishek Porel.