Indian cricket star Mohammed Shami marked his return to competitive cricket after a year-long break due to an ankle injury. He achieved a four-wicket haul playing for Bengal against Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy.

Mohammed Shami kept his Border-Gavaskar Trophy hopes alive as he picked up 4 wickets on Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy match between Bengal and Madhya Pradesh on November 14, Thursday.

Shami started with the wicket of Madhya Pradesh captain Shubham, castling the right-handed batter for eight runs on the second day.

Shami first cleaned up MP captain Shubham Sharma for eight before returning to wipe off the tail, finishing with figures of 4/54 as Bengal gained the first-innings lead over Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy match in Indore on Thursday.

India pacer Mohammed Shami made his comeback to competitive cricket after almost a year in the Ranji Trophy clash against Madhya Pradesh. He has impressed instantly picking up four wickets for Bengal helping them take a crucial first-innings lead.

Shami got the wicket of Madhya Pradesh captain Shubham, dismissing the batter for eight runs on the second day

In Porvorim, Goa, Snehal Kauthankar and Kashyap Bakle scored unbeaten triple centuries and recorded the highest partnership in the tournament’s history

Despite Shami’s clinical performance on his return game, his participation in the forthcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy remains uncertain.