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Mohammed Shami (born 3 September 1990) is an Indian international cricketer who serves as a right-arm fast or fast medium bowler, representing India in all formats. He has played for Bengal in domestic cricket and for four teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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Mohammed Shami was India's leading fast bowler in the 2015 World Cup in Australia, when the team marched into the semi-finals and picked up 77 out of 80 wickets on offer.
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- October 3, 1990
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Hailing from a remote village in Uttar Pradesh, born to a fast-bowler-turned-farmer, Mohammed Shami’s father spotted a spark in only one of his five children (all aspiring fast bowlers) an ...
Jun 26, 2019 · Mohammed Shami's match-winning hat-trick vs Afghanistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019! The home of all the highlights from the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cu...
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Shami took 9 wickets in his debut Test match in 2013, the most by an Indian pacer on debut. On 23 January 2019, Shami became the fastest Indian bowler to take 100 ODI wickets. Later that year, on 22 June, he became the second Indian to take a hat-trick in a World Cup match.
Mohammed Shami is yet to receive any awards or accolades. Read more about Sachin Tendulkar's Autobiography.
Mohammed Shami Domestic Career
At the age of fifteen years, Md. Shami started training under the guidance of Badruddin Siddique in Moradabad. Shami failed to make it to the Uttar Pradesh U-19 team and then moved to Kolkata. In Kolkata, he started playing for the Dalhousie Cricket Club where he was noticed by Debabrata Das, a former Cricket Association of Bengal assistant secretary. Also see - Bhuvneshwar Kumar Biography Das sent Shami to Mohun Bagan Club, where Sourav Gangulyonce saw him bowling and was impressed by his sk...
Mohammed Shami IPL Career
Shami was signed for the 2014 IPL season by Delhi Daredevils and was retained for the 2015 season as well. In 2018, he was bought again by Delhi Daredevils. The next season, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjabfor Rs 4.8 crores and was the highest wicket-taker of the team in 2019. In 2020 and 2021, Shami again had amazing performances, taking 20 wickets and 19 wickets, respectively. The most recent edition of the IPL featured Shami in a new team, Gujarat Lions. He picked up 20 wickets for the...
Mohammed Shami ODI Career
Shami was selected for India National Cricket Team’s ODI series against Pakistan in 2013 based on an excellent performance in the domestic circuit. In 2014, Shami picked up 11 wickets against New Zealand in a series with an average of 28.72. The same year, he became the second-fastest Indian to take 50 ODI wickets. In the ODI series against England, he took eight wickets and showed great discipline in his bowling. For his performances in 2014, he was named in the World ODI XI by the ICC. Sham...
Shami’s father, Tousif Ali was a farmer and also a fast bowler in his youth. It was he who took Shami to Badruddin Siddique after recognising Shami’s talents in fast bowling. Mohammed Shami has four siblings and all of them aspired to be a fast bowler in their early days.
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Nov 16, 2023 · Mohammed Shami made history on Wednesday as he claimed a sensational seven-wicket haul to guide India to the Cricket World Cup 2023 final with a win over New Zealand. Shami ended with...
Nov 15, 2023 · Shami turns jeopardy into joy as India briefly confront their own mortality. Just as 33,000 people began to fear Shami might have dropped the World Cup, he came back with a fiery spell for the...
