India's experienced fast bowler Mohammed Shami has created history by achieving a brilliant feat in Duleep Trophy 2026. Shami, playing for East Zone, completed 900 professional wickets against Central Zone in the semi-finals of the tournament.
Mohammed Shami Record: Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami has registered his name in the record books of Indian cricket by achieving a major achievement in the Duleep Trophy 2026. Playing for East Zone, Shami completed 900 wickets in professional cricket by taking his second wicket in the match against Central Zone. With this, he has joined the club of those select fast bowlers of India who have taken 900 or more wickets in their career.
Before Shami, Indian fast bowlers like Kapil Dev, Zaheer Khan, Jaydev Unadkat, Javagal Srinath and Vinay Kumar were included in this special list. Shami has become the sixth fast bowler from India to reach this feat.
Shami's brilliant performance in Duleep Trophy
Mohammed Shami is representing East Zone in Duleep Trophy 2026. He took one wicket in the first innings of the match against Central Zone. After this, Shami sent two batsmen to the pavilion in the second innings. As soon as he took his second wicket in the second innings, the total number of professional wickets in his career reached 900. This achievement is also special because it includes his statistics from domestic cricket and Indian Premier League (IPL) along with his international cricket.
Shami has been out of the Indian team for a long time, but his activity in domestic cricket continues. His performance in the Duleep Trophy once again shows that he is making continuous efforts to maintain his fitness and bowling ability in competitive cricket.
List of Indian fast bowlers with 900 wickets
The special club in which Mohammed Shami has made a place, includes some of the most experienced fast bowlers of India. The list as per available data is as follows:
- Kapil Dev – 1170
- Zaheer Khan – 1168
- Jaydev Unadkat – 941
- Javagal Srinath – 940
- Vinay Kumar – 923
- Mohammed Shami – 900*
Topping this list is former Indian captain and great all-rounder Kapil Dev. He has 1,170 wickets in his name in professional cricket. After him, Zaheer Khan is at second place with 1,168 wickets. Shami has now made his place in this historical list. However, this journey is still going on for him and he can further increase his number of wickets in the coming domestic matches.
Excellent record in international cricket also
Mohammed Shami is among those Indian bowlers who have represented the country in all three major international formats. So far he has taken 229 wickets in 64 test matches for India. His record in ODI cricket has also been impressive. Shami has taken 206 wickets in 108 ODI matches. At the same time, he has 27 wickets in his name in 25 T20 International matches.
In this way, he has a total of 462 wickets in his international career. Apart from this, he has taken 438 wickets in domestic cricket and other professional matches including IPL. Including these figures, Shami's total number of professional wickets has reached 900.