New Delhi, 08 November 2026: Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami surprised everyone on Friday by suddenly announcing his retirement from Test cricket. Shami was out of the team for the last three years, and now he has decided to quit Test cricket.
During his career, Shami has taken 229 wickets in 64 matches, in which he has achieved the feat of taking five or more wickets in an innings six times. In his 13-year career, his bowling has played a vital role in many historic victories for India. Let's take a look at five of his best performances.
Shami's five best performances
5- Shami shines in Centurion's historic win
In the year 2021, India achieved a historic win against South Africa at Centurion. Shami played an important role in India's victory.
Shami took five wickets for 44 runs in the first innings. During this match, he also crossed the landmark figure of 200 wickets in Test cricket. India won this match by 113 runs.
4- Shamini thunder in Visakhapatnam
Shami played an important role by bowling in India's victory against South Africa in 2019. On Indian pitches which generally favor spinners, Shami demonstrated his skill by swinging the ball in the air during the second innings.
Shami took five wickets giving only 35 runs. Due to Shami's lethal bowling, India won the match by a huge margin of 203 runs.
3- Created a stir in Johannesburg
Shami also performed brilliantly during the 2018 South Africa tour. With the help of his excellent bowling in Johannesburg, he gave a grand victory to India.
India had only 241 runs to save. Meanwhile, Shami took five wickets for just 28 runs, which helped India win the match by 63 runs.
2- Took Australian exam in Perth
Shami gave the best performance of his Test career against Australia in Perth in 2018. In the second innings he took six wickets giving only 56 runs.
Despite Shamini's lethal bowling, the Indian team lost the match. However, this performance remained memorable for Shami.
1- Left a mark on debut
Shami made an immediate impact on his Test debut in 2013. He took a total of 9 wickets against West Indies, in which he took four wickets in the first innings.
Then, he took five wickets in the second innings. In this match he gave a total of 118 runs and took 9 wickets. India won this match by one innings and 51 runs.