India, July 19 -- After being excluded from the Test series against England, Mohammed Shami may finally be making a return to cricketing action next month. The veteran Indian pacer, who has endured injury setbacks and a difficult run of form since his last international appearance in March 2025, has now been named in Bengal's expanded list of 50 probables for the upcoming domestic season.

If selected, Shami could mark his return through the Duleep Trophy, scheduled to begin on August 28.

At 34, Shami's experience is invaluable: 64 Tests, 108 ODIs, 25 T20Is, and his place in Indian cricket's pace legacy remains firm. He last played in India's victorious Champions Trophy campaign earlier this year, taking nine wickets in five matches, sha...