Mohammed Shami: Mohammed Shami ended the red ball chapter of Indian Cricket Team. India’s veteran pacer announced his retirement from Test cricket on Friday (November 6, 2026). He has given many memorable performances in his long Test career of 13 years. Has battled through injuries and made repeated comebacks. Shami has won matches for India many times with the ball, whether on foreign soil or at home. After his retirement, the question naturally arises, how many wickets this Indian pacer has in total in Test cricket? Let’s take a look at his complete career statistics.
Shamir’s 229 wickets in 64 Tests
Shamir made his Test debut against the West Indies on 6 November 2013 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. And after exactly 13 years, he bid farewell to Test cricket on November 6, 2026. This right-handed pacer has played a total of 64 Test matches for India. He has 229 wickets in 122 innings. Bowling average 27.71 and economy rate 3.31. That is, he got one wicket every 50.28 balls.
Five wickets 6 times in Test cricket
Shamir has taken five or more wickets in an innings a total of six times in his Test career. Besides, he took four wickets in 12 innings. His best bowling performance was against Australia, 56 for 6. One of Shami’s greatest strengths was taking wickets at crucial times and collapsing the opposition’s batting lineup.
Mohammed Shami Retirement: Farewell to red ball cricket Mohammed Shami! Indian pacer announced his retirement from Tests
The Bengal pacer caught the eye on his debut
Shami’s Test debut was at Eden Gardens, his home ground. On November 6, 2013, he started playing the first Test against the West Indies. Shami took a total of nine wickets in two innings in the debut match. His long journey in Indian Test cricket began from there. Later he became one of the most reliable pacers in the country.
Mohammed Shami: Shami is not alone, these 4 Indian cricketers are victims of injustice! Check out the full list
Shami’s power in foreign soil
Shamir has many memorable performances not only in the country but also in foreign countries. He has brought India success with the ball in difficult environments like England, Australia, South Africa. His control, especially with the reverse swing and the old ball, troubled the opposition batsmen. He was also instrumental in India’s historic Test series win on Australian soil in the 2018-19 season.
Mohammed Shami Comeback: Bhuvneshwar’s return after leaving Agarkar, will open the door of Team India for Shami?
He also has a half-century with the bat
Although Shami is primarily a bowler, he has played an effective role with the bat several times in Test cricket. His collection of 750 runs in 64 matches. Maximum 56. There are two fifties. Sometimes he added important runs by coming down to bat in the lower order, sometimes he tried to save the team from danger by playing a fighting innings.
Mohammed Shami Brother FIR: FIR against Shami’s brother Mohammed Kaif, know the real reason
Shami did not play Test after 2023
Shami’s last Test match was the World Test Championship final against Australia in June 2023. He was not seen in India’s Test team after that match organized at London Oval. This pacer has been suffering from injuries and fitness problems for a long time. He finally decided to retire from Test cricket on November 6, 2026. However, Shami said that he will continue to play in One Day International and T20 cricket.