He was breathing fire in the post-lunch session on the opening day of the first India-West Indies Test at the Eden Gardens yesterday. But speedster Mohammed Shami had one polite request to the media at the end of the day. “Please get my name right. Somehow, the Board made me Shami Ahmed, but my real name is Mohammed Shami,” he said softly, amidst peals of laughter amongst those assembled in the room.

India pacer Mohammed Shami celebrates a wicket against the West Indies on Day One of the first Test at Eden Gardens yesterday