India, Aug. 9 -- Former India pacer Zaheer Khan advised Mohammed Shami to stop thinking about how the team management views him and keep putting in the hard yards in domestic cricket. The 35-year-old Shami last played for India in the 2025 Champions Trophy and has been on the sidelines ever since. Time and time again, he has delivered strong performances for Bengal in domestic cricket, but the selection committee, headed by Ajit Agarkar, has ignored them.

Last year, there was also a back-and-forth between Shami and Agarkar after the former was ignored for the West Indies Tests. The chairman of the selection committee said that Shami wasn't picked because he wasn't fit; however, Shami represented Bengal soon after this statement and fired...