Former BCCI President and India captain Sourav Ganguly has claimed that he would send Mohammed Shami right away to Australia for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy tour. Shami recently returned to cricket after a 360-day absence after having undergone surgery for an injury issue.

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,

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.

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,

Mohammed Shami's childhood coach spoke about the bowler's return to competitive action, and how he might be available for he second half of the BGT.

Star India fast bowler Mohammed Shami's childhood coach Mohammed Badruddin has said that the fast bowler is likely to join the squad in Australia after the second Test in Adelaide.