Several of India's national team hopefuls – in both red-ball and white-ball cricket – were in action in the latest round of the Ranji Trophy. Here's how they fared.
Red-ball hopefuls
Mohammed Shami (Bengal)
Shami stepped up his recovery from injury by playing for Bengal in their latest Ranji fixture against Madhya Pradesh. Despite a few understandable loose deliveries, Shami soon got into the swing of things, taking 4-54 in the first innings.
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He was a touch expensive in the second, taking 3-102 (he also hit 37 with the bat from No.10). But Shami's performance was impressive enough to spark suggestions of him being fit enough to make it to the Indian squad for the second Test against Australia.
Shreyas Iyer (Mumbai)
Shreyas's road to a Test comeback does not seem straightforward, but it is not off the table. He was in patchy form through the Duleep Trophy, but scored a double hundred in Mumbai's previous match against Odisha.
Against Services in the latest fixture, Iyer made his way to a brisk 47 off just 46 balls in his only innings.
Shardul Thakur (Mumbai)
Shardul Thakur was not selected for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but put in an excellent performance against Services, with 4-46 and 3-39. He also chipped in with 18 runs in Mumbai's only innings.
