{"id":535668,"date":"2025-10-29T15:28:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/535668\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T15:28:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:28:37","slug":"you-have-already-made-me-the-villain-mohammed-shami-reacts-to-non-selection-controversy-after-regaining-rhythm-in-ranji-trophy-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/535668\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018You have already made me the villain\u2019: Mohammed Shami reacts to non-selection controversy after regaining rhythm in Ranji Trophy | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"

India pacer Mohammed Shami reacted to the controversy swirling around his non-selection and snub from the national team after putting on a stellar performance for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy second round match on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Powering Bengal to the win with a five-wicket haul in the fourth innings against Gujarat at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata<\/a>, Shami was asked to open about the selection controversy and his response to the chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar, who had recently urged the veteran seamer to prove his match fitness by plaing more games.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Speaking after a haul of 5\/38 powered Bengal to a 141-run win, Shami reacted to reporters by saying, \u201cYes, I knew this question would come. I\u2019m always in controversy anyway. You people have already made me the villain! What else can I do or say? In today\u2019s world, social media twists everything. <\/p>\n

Story continues below this ad<\/p>\n

\u201cMy job is to perform well. Wherever I get an opportunity, I\u2019ll give my best. The rest is up to God. Bengal is my home. Every match I play for Bengal is like a memory for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n

Grateful for the rhythm and hard work paying off. \ud83d\ude4f
Always proud to represent my team. \ud83d\udcaa #RanjiTrophy<\/a> #Shami<\/a> #Bengal<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/0oXh29uFfh<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 \ud835\udd78\ud835\udd94\ud835\udd8d\ud835\udd86\ud835\udd92\ud835\udd92\ud835\udd86\ud835\udd89 \ud835\udd98\ud835\udd8d\ud835\udd86\ud835\udd92\ud835\udd8e (@MdShami11) October 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Shami was out for over a year\u2019s action since the 2023 ODI World Cup final in Ahmedabad<\/a> before making his return to represent India in the Champions Trophy. His last appearance for India was on March 9, 2025, in their victorious Champions Trophy final over New Zealand in Dubai. <\/p>\n

\u201cComing out of a difficult phase and performing well gives a lot of satisfaction. The time after the World Cup was tough and painful. But then I played the Ranji Trophy, white-ball cricket, the IPL<\/a>, and the Duleep Trophy. Now my rhythm is back to where it was before. I can clearly feel there\u2019s still a lot of cricket left in me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Indian Express on Tuesday<\/a>, Shami\u2019s childhood coach Mohammed Badruddin also said that the star seamer has regained his rhythm. \u201cHis rhythm has returned and that happens when he is 100 percent match-fit. Rhythm is what matters when it comes to Shami. Once he gets his rhythm, he\u2019s a different bowler. What I saw today was the Shami of old. I didn\u2019t see anything missing. His seam position was good and he seemed to be enjoying bowling. Seam aisa chal raha tha ki pata hi nahi chalta batsmen ko ki kidhar chalega ball (seam position was so good that the batsmen didn\u2019t know which way the ball would move),\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t