[6] Shukla played one season for Delhi in 1965–66, and also represented North Zone in the Duleep Trophy.
[8] He captained Bihar in 1968–69, but while they beat Assam and Orissa they lost to Bengal, who took the East Zone place in the finals of the Ranji Trophy.
In 1969–70 he took 17 wickets at 16.82 and made 101 runs for once out when R. K. Mody's XI won the Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament.
[9] In 1970-71 Shukla made two centuries in the Ranji Trophy, including 111 not out in a team total of 205 in the second innings when Bihar lost their quarter-final narrowly to Mysore.
[16] By contrast, in nine Ranji Trophy matches against Orissa, one of the weaker teams at the time, he made 734 runs at 81.55[17] and took 69 wickets at 10.95.