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Center-Right Owned by The PioneerShami bows out of Tests on the date it all began, leaving a 229-wicket legacy
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Mohammed Shami announced his retirement from Test cricket on Friday, ending a 13‑year career that began and concluded on the same date. In an Instagram video from Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, he noted that he received his Test cap, number 279, on that day. Shami said he will continue playing white‑ball formats. He finishes his red‑ball record with 229 wickets from 64 Tests, placing him sixth on India’s all‑time list. Former teammate Morkel called his departure a “sad day,” while former coach Ravi Shastri expressed disappointment at the timing.
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Kolkata: India pacer Mohammed Shami on Friday, November 6, announced his retirement from Test cricket, bringing the curtain down on a 13-year career, but he will continue to play white-ball formats. Shami ended his international red-ball journey with 229 wickets from 64 matches, making him the sixth…
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Shami represented India in 64 Test matches, claiming 229 wickets in 122 innings at an average of 27.71 and an economy rate of 3.30. His best bowling figures were 6/56, while he registered 12 four-wicket hauls and six five-wicket hauls.
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India pacer Mohammed Shami retires from Tests, says he will keep playing white-ball cricket.
— NDTV
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Mohammed Shami, the India fast bowler, announced on Friday that he is retiring from Test cricket, ending a 13-year run in the format that began and closed on the same date. In a video message posted on Instagram from Amroha in Uttar Pradesh, he said he had received his Test cap, number 279, on…
