Mohammed Shami ends his Test career with 229 wickets from 64 matches

7 November 2026

Fast bowler Mohammed Shami has announced his retirement from Test cricket. His Test career ran for 13 years and brought 229 wickets from 64 matches. He finished with a bowling average of 27.71 and six five-wicket hauls. Shami retires as India's sixth-highest wicket-taker among fast bowlers in Tests. Only five stand ahead of him: Jasprit Bumrah, Zaheer Khan, Kapil Dev, Javagal Srinath and Ishant Sharma. The 36-year-old made the announcement in a social media post. He will go on playing limited-overs cricket for India