He was also presented with a ball signed by Ganguly and a silver plaque. The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) felicitated India fast bowler Mohammed Shami ahead of his 100th first-class game as the veteran gears up to feature for East Zone in the Duleep Trophy final, starting on Sunday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. CAB treasurer Sanjay Das presented Shami with a special No. The veteran also cut a cake to celebrate the milestone.
100 jersey signed by CAB president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly.
Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, Mohammed Shami will be playing his milestone 100th first-class match,” CAB wrote in a caption accompanying pictures from the ceremony. “To mark this special occasion, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Treasurer Sanjay Das, on behalf of CAB President Sourav Ganguly, felicitated the veteran fast bowler in Chennai on Saturday. “In the Duleep Trophy final at the M.A. Das presented Shami with a special ‘No.
100 Bengal jersey signed by Ganguly’, a special ball signed by the former India captain, along with a silver plaque,” the board added. Meanwhile, Shami was also handed a jersey signed by his East Zone teammates, as captain Ishan Kishan, Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Mukesh Kumar were pictured with the 36-year-old speedster.
All East Zone team members also received a sweet box carrying a message from Ganguly. “You don’t play finals to participate; you play them to win. Play aggressive, play for each other, and make the East Zone proud. Bring the Duleep Trophy home, boys! Best of luck,” the message, as quoted by the CAB, read. It is hard when you are not regularly playing for the Indian team and to again have that same kind of motivation for your domestic games. It is tough.
Because who better than me can judge hunger right now?”, but I feel I see that hunger in him. “It has been three years since that [2023] World Cup, when he was in excellent form.
