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BengalBowler
Mohammed Shami
- Age
- 36y 56d
- Bats
- Right-hand
- Bowls
- Right-arm fast
- From
- Amroha
- Age
- 36y 56d
- Bats
- Right-hand
- Bowls
- Right-arm fast
- From
- Amroha
Mohammed Shami grew up in a remote Uttar Pradesh village, where his father, a former fast bowler who later farmed, had five children who all wanted to bowl quick. The father saw real promise only in Shami and took him to coach Badruddin Siddique in Moradabad. When Shami missed out on Under-19 selection amid allegations of politics, Siddique urged him to move to Kolkata. There Debabrata Das mentored him and even housed him, and Shami edged into the Bengal Under-22 team. A net session overseen by Sourav Ganguly marked him out, and he later reached the Ranji Trophy, taking a 10-wicket match haul at Eden Gardens and 11 on a flat Indore pitch. He toured the West Indies with India A in 2012.
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His ODI debut came in early 2013, and his skill at reversing the old white ball made him a fixture. He became the second-fastest Indian to 50 ODI wickets and took 17 wickets at the 2015 World Cup while carrying a knee injury. On 22 June 2019 he claimed a World Cup hat-trick against Afghanistan, only the second Indian to do so after Chetan Sharma, and on 12 July 2022 he became the quickest Indian to 150 ODI wickets. Brought in at the 2023 World Cup after Hardik Pandya was injured, he took 24 wickets in 7 games, the most of anyone, including two five-fors and a career-best seven against New Zealand in the semi-final. At the 2025 Champions Trophy, which India won, his sixth ODI five-for against Bangladesh made him joint second-fastest to 200 ODI wickets.
Shami's Test debut came at home against the West Indies in Sachin Tendulkar's farewell series, and he took 9 wickets. Tours of New Zealand and South Africa were modest and England proved difficult, but he took 15 wickets in 3 Tests in Australia before injury struck. Recurring injuries and a personal setback have interrupted his career.
In the IPL he had few chances at Kolkata Knight Riders before Delhi Daredevils paid Rs 4.25 crore in 2014; with an economy above 9, he was released after five years. Kings XI Punjab signed him for Rs 4.40 crore in 2019, and he took 19, 20 and 19 wickets across three seasons. With Gujarat Titans he took 20 wickets in 17 games in their title-winning 2022 debut season, then won the 2023 Purple Cap with 28 wickets. After an ankle injury kept him out of 2024, Sunrisers Hyderabad bought him for INR 10 crore, but he managed 6 wickets in 9 matches at 11.23 an over, including 0/75 against Punjab Kings. He was traded to Lucknow Super Giants before the 2026 auction.
