Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar opened up on top India seamer Mohammed Shami's recent injury issues and their impact on the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega-auction and said that the franchises will be concerned "about a potential breakdown during the season."
A total of 574 players have been shortlisted from an initial pool of 1,574 names. These players will go under the hammer from November 24-25 in Jeddah. The list includes 208 overseas players, 12 uncapped overseas talents, and 318 uncapped Indian players, according to Wisden.
Former cricketer Sourav Ganguly opened up on India seamer Mohammed Shami's return after injury in the Ranji Trophy and said that he should go to Australia and take part in the upcoming prestigious Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT).
Shami's spell also included a four-wicket haul in the first innings and was handy with the bat too. This augurs well for Team India, which is taking quite an inexperienced pace attack for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia away from home starting from next week in Perth.
After a year of absence due to an ankle injury, Shami made his much-awaited return to competitive cricket in the Ranji Trophy. The seasoned speedster missed out on a call for the Border Gavaskar Trophy but has started to make a case for his availability if needed.
Right-arm seamer Mohammed Shami expressed his feelings after his brilliant performance on his return to competitive cricket since the 2023 50-over World Cup final against Australia, returned with figures of 0/34 in 10 overs.
In their first innings, MP was skittled out for 161 runs, with Subhranshu Senapati (47 in 121 balls, with six fours) and Rajat Patidar (41 in 59 balls, with eight fours) being the top scorers.
Indian pacer Mohammed Shami made a successful return to competitive cricket, delivering 10 overs for Bengal against Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy, marking his comeback after a year-long injury.
Shami is set to return to action as the Bengal Ranji Team will lock horns against Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match in Indore starting on Wednesday.
The list of awards bestowed upon the sportspersons include: Arjuna Award, Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award (Lifetime) and the Dronacharya Award. The other awards include the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy, the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar and the Tenzing Norgay N
Star India pacer Mohammed Shami is set to return to action as the Bengal Ranji Team will lock against Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match in Indore starting on Wednesday.