Mohammed Shami has made a stunning return to competitive cricket after a year-long injury layoff, excelling for Bengal in their Ranji Trophy victory against Madhya Pradesh. Shami's impressive performance included seven wickets across two innings and a quickfire 37 with the bat,

Mohammed Shami snared seven wickets in his first competitive match in nearly a year and helped Bengal beat Madhya Pradesh by 11 runs in a thriller.

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

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,