Mohammed Shami was excellent upon his long-awaited return to competitive cricket as he shone for Bengal in their Ranji Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh.

Shami showed remarkable performance on his first-class comeback to not only assure his boarding pass for the Australia series Down Under, but also guided Bengal to their first victory of this Ranji Trophy season against old nemesis Madhya Pradesh. Bengal in the last 15 years have always come a cropper against Madhya Pradesh.

Mohammed Shami's childhood coach Mohammed Badruddin spilled the beans on the ace pacer's much-awaited India comeback.

Mohammed Shami's impressive Ranji Trophy return could see him rejoin the Indian squad for the Australia series. Will he pass the final fitness test and join forces with Jasprit Bumrah?

In an interaction with The Indian Express, Mohammed Badruddin said that Mohammed Shami will be jping the Indian team in Australia after the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide. He will thus be in contention for section from the third Test onwards in Brisbane,