India, Aug. 28 -- Injuries have hampered pace ace Mohammed Shami's career since the 2023 World Cup but the 34-year-old believes he has a good amount of cricket left in him and is determined to extend his international career.

In his bid to win back his place in Test cricket, the 64-Test veteran gave a good account of himself on the opening day of the inter-zonal Duleep Trophy game. Leading the East Zone attack, the old warhorse bowled 17 overs for figures of 1/54 against North Zone at the Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru, on Thursday. After electing to bowl, East Zone restricted North to 308/6 on Day 1.

Shami has not been picked for India's next international event, the T20 Asia Cup tournament. Though he didn't say in as many words, the ...