Mohammed Shami will surely go down as one of the legendary pacers that India has ever seen in their history. There are a lot of records that Mohammed Shami holds in his name for the Indian team. Let us have a look at the Top 5 Milestones in Mohammed Shami’s Bowling Career.
Basically, Mohammed Shami made his ODI debut against Pakistan in January 2013. In the same year, in November, he also made his test debut for India against the West Indies team. The next year, in March 2014, he made his debut in the T20Is against the West Indies team. Since then, he has more than 450 wickets for the Indian team across all formats.
Top 5 Milestones in Mohammed Shami’s Bowling Career
World Cup Hat-Trick
It was the ICC World Cup 2019, which was in England. India was playing the Afghanistan team, and it was a must-win match for the Indian team. Afghanistan needed 15 runs in the final over to win the match. Mohammed Shami took a hat-trick in the last over and became the second bowler after Chetan Sharma to take a hat-trick in the World Cup for India.
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2023 World Cup Campaign
Surely, it was a World Cup to remember for Mohammed Shami as well, as he picked up 24 wickets and was the leading wicket-taker in the competition. He had a career-best bowling of 7/57 against New Zealand in the semi-finals. This was a record as it was the best bowling figure by an Indian in the ODI format. He also became the player to take the most wickets in World Cup history for India.
Fastest Indian to Key Wicket Milestones
Mohammed Shami holds two of the fastest wicket-taking milestones in his career so far. He holds the record for taking the fastest 100 ODI wickets for India, which he achieved in January 2019, and at the same time, he also holds the record for the third-fastest Indian pacer to claim 200 Test wickets, which he achieved in December 2021.
Impressive Test Debut
Every player dreams of having the best debut, and surely Shami had one in the test format. India was playing the West Indies team at the Eden Gardens. Shami picked up four wickets in the first innings, and then he picked up five wickets in the second innings. He picked up a total of nine wickets in the match.
IPL Purple Cap Winner
Every bowler who plays the Indian Premier League dreams of winning the Purple Cap. Although his team, the Gujarat Titans, lost the final in the IPL 2023 edition, Mohammed Shami won the Purple Cap. He picked up a total of 28 wickets in the IPL 2023 edition.
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