India, Oct. 18 -- Mohammed Shami felt it was time for him to send a message with the ball and he did so in some style. The senior India pacer reminded everyone of his class with a searing spell of fast bowling on the final day, claiming four wickets to power Bengal to a dominant eight-wicket victory over Uttarakhand in their Ranji Trophy Group C encounter on Saturday.

Shami, who was involved in an indirect war of words with the chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar regarding his non-selection in the Indian ODI side for the Australia tour, let his ball do the talking on the final day of the Ranji fixture.

Resuming at a strong 165 for 2, Uttarakhand appeared set to bat Bengal out of the match. But Shami, showcasing his trademark control and ...