Mohammed Shami Birthday: Even though Mohammed Shami is away from Team India today, he is counted among the most dangerous fast bowlers of India. Especially in ODI cricket, Mohammed Shami is one of the best bowlers in the world. He took the most wickets for India in the 2023 World Cup. In that World Cup, Shami took 24 wickets in just 7 matches. After this, in the Champions Trophy 2025 also, Shami played an important role in India winning the trophy. However, behind his success lies years of hard work and pain. Today (3 September) Mohammed Shami is celebrating his 36th birthday. In such a situation, on the occasion of his birthday, let us know how Mohammed Shami became India’s most dangerous bowler.
Dispute with wife and then victim of accident
Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami had a dispute with his wife Hasin Jahan in the year 2018. Hasin Jahan made serious allegations against Shami and his family like assault, domestic violence and attempt to murder. Due to this Shami went into deep depression. At that time, the thought of committing suicide came to his mind not once or twice, but thrice. Shami himself later accepted this. He had told that his family and friends supported him fully during this difficult period. Family and friends used to guard his room 24 hours a day, so that he could not take any wrong step.
In this bad time, another big accident happened with Mohammed Shami. In March 2018, BCCI stopped his central contract due to the allegations against him. During that time, Shami met with a terrible accident while coming from Dehradun to Delhi. His car collided with a truck. He suffered serious injuries in this accident, but fortunately his life was saved. After this accident, 10 stitches were put on his head.
Shami’s fitness deteriorated after the accident
There was a big turn in Mohammed Shami’s career after the car accident. He failed the Yo-Yo fitness test before the 2018 England tour. After this, Ravi Shastri, the head coach of Team India at that time, asked him to work on his fitness. After this Shami started working hard on his fitness. Shami made a comeback in the same year and also took 47 international wickets in 2018.
After this, he also played the 2019 ODI World Cup for India, in which he performed brilliantly. In this World Cup, Shami had created history by taking a hat-trick against Afghanistan.
Golden period of Shami’s career
The best turning point in Mohammed Shami’s career came in the 2023 ODI World Cup. After Hardik Pandya’s injury, Shami got a chance to play in the middle tournament, after which he wreaked havoc with his bowling. Shami made a comeback and became the most successful bowler of the tournament by taking 24 wickets in just 7 matches. He gave the best performance for India in ODI by taking 7 wickets in the semi-final against New Zealand. However, India had to face defeat in the final of this World Cup.
Where is Mohammed Shami now?
Mohammed Shami played his last match for India in the final of Champions Trophy 2025. After this he was dropped from Team India. At present, he is looking for a way to return to Team India after consistently performing brilliantly in domestic cricket. Currently he is playing Duleep Trophy for East Zone.