Mohammed Shami Included In Bengal Squad For Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Out-of-favour India pacer Mohammed Shami has been included in Bengal's 19-member squad for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, beginning November 14. Abhimanyu Easwaran will lead the side in the domestic T20 tournament, with Bengal opening their campaign against Karnataka in their Elite Group A fixture at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on November 14. The squad also features Bengal Under-23 captain Shashank Singh, who is set to make his senior debut, while India pacer Mukesh Kumar and spin all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed have also been included.

Shahbaz will be available for Bengal's opening fixture against Karnataka.

Bengal have been placed in Group A alongside Karnataka, Chandigarh, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Baroda, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. All Group A league matches will be played in Mumbai.

Bengal: Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), Sudip Gharami, Yuvraj Keswani, Aditya Purohit, Abishek Porel (wk), Shakir Gandhi (wk), Karan Lal, Pradipta Pramanik, Sourav Halder, Prayas Ray Barman, Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kanishk Seth, Sayan Ghosh, Syed Irfan Aftab, Akhilesh Yadav, Rishabh Chaudhary and Shashank Singh.

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