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.

India's senior speedster, Mohammed Shami has made a spectacular return to competitive cricket after a year-long break due to injury. In his first match back, Shami took four wickets for Bengal against Madhya Pradesh in the ongoing Ranji Trophy at the Holkar Stadium.

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.

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

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

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.

Mohammed Shami picked four wickets on his Ranji Trophy comeback during the Madhya Pradesh vs Bengal clash at Holkar Stadium in Indore.

The 34-year-old Shami bowled 10 overs and gave away 34 runs in two spells. Opening the attack, he bowled four overs before returning for another six-over spell in the final hour of the day