Overview
- Shami played his 100th first‑class match in the Duleep Trophy final on Sunday, a milestone that caps a season of strong domestic red‑ball performances.
- Former India bowling coach Bharat Arun publicly said selectors “shouldn’t have closed the door” on Shami and urged the panel to keep him in contention.
- Chief selector Ajit Agarkar and the selection committee continue to cite red‑ball fitness worries and have not issued a formal recall to the national side.
- Figures including East Zone captain Ishan Kishan and ex‑captain Sourav Ganguly congratulated and backed Shami, and the Cricket Association of Bengal felicitated him.
- Shami’s consistency has put pressure on the selectors and could lead them to hold him as an experienced backup or revisit his place if India’s pace options underperform ahead of upcoming Tests and the ODI World Cup cycle.