Mohammed Shami will return from Indore ground

Tahir Kamaal Siddiqui - Indore

India's fast bowler Mohammed Shami is set to return to the field after almost a year. He has been included in the Bengal squad for their next Ranji Trophy match starting on November 13. The Bengal team will take on Madhya Pradesh in Indore, where Shami will play his first match since the ODI World Cup final against Australia in Ahmedabad last year. Shami's fitness was being closely monitored ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting in Perth on November 22, although he was not selected in the squad for the five-Test series. Just before that team was selected, Shami had said that he was hoping to fly to Australia after playing one or two Ranji Trophy matches for Bengal. However, he can only play one red-ball game to prove his fitness as the Ranji Trophy season has been divided into two parts and only one round is left before the white-ball tournament begins.