Mohammed Shami

IND vs AUS: India captain Rohit wants NCA to give update on Shami's fitness

Shami, India's premier fast bowler, has been sidelined for months due to a knee injury. His last Test appearance came during India's loss to Australia in the World Test Championship final in June 2023

Shami in focus as Bengal face rampant Baroda in Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 QF

Continuing his fine run in his comeback from ankle surgery, India pacer Mohammed Shami will be in the spotlight as Bengal face strong challenge from a rampaging Baroda in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 quarterfinal here on Wednesday. Shami played a key role in Bengal's thrilling three-run win over Chandigarh to help them enter the last-eight stage. Batting at No. 10, Shami hit a crucial unbeaten 17-ball 32 to lift Bengal to 159 for 9. With the ball, he bowled a tight spell, taking 1/13 in his initial three overs. In all, Shami has now played nine domestic games -- one Ranji Trophy (42.3 overs) and eight SMAT T20 games (31.3 over) -- after returning to action. He has bowled a total of 64 overs and taken 16 wickets. But, Baroda have sounded warning as they sizzled with the bat in the competition by setting a world record for the highest total in men's T20 cricket, posting 349/5 against Sikkim to storm into the quarterfinals. They also broke the record for most sixes in a T20 innings, hit

IND vs AUS: Rohit Sharma says doors are always open for Shami's return

With Md Shami reportedly set to join the Indian squad in Australia, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma said in Adelaide that the pacer is welcome anytime he wishes

IND vs AUS - Shami set for dramatic return to Australia's battleground

While Shami's participation in the Brisbane Test, starting December 14, remains uncertain, his presence at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground for the Boxing Day Test is almost guaranteed.

Shami's brilliance powers Bengal to win in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

India's star pacer Mohammed Shami set up Bengal's comfortable win against Meghalaya with a measly spell in their Group A contest in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy here on Sunday. Elsewhere, Naman Dhir returned excellent figures of 5/19 to fashion Punjab's narrow seven-run win against Hyderabad in Group A, while Jharkhand recorded a thrilling one-wicket victory against Haryana in which Harshal Patel (2/16) and Yuzvendra Chahal (1/13) shone with the ball. Shami continued to take giant strides in his comeback trail as he produced a sharp spell of 4-0-16-0 to help Bengal restrict Meghalaya to a modest 127 for six. Bengal won by six wickets and 49 balls to spare at the Niranjan Shah Stadium. Arien Sangma (37) and Larry Sangma (38) staged a recovery for Meghalaya with the bat. In reply, Bengal stuttered when three of their batters got out for ducks but Abhisek Porel's 31-ball 61, with nine fours and two sixes, combined with Writtick Chatterjee's 25 not out, took them past the target.

SMAT: Ishan Kishan smashes 23-ball 77, injury scare for Mohd Shami

Swashbuckling batter Ishan Kishan struck nine sixes during a scintillating 23-ball unbeaten 77-run knock as Jharkhand recorded a thumping 10-wicket win over Arunachal Pradesh in a Group C match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match here on Friday. Meanwhile in Rajkot, India pacer Mohammed Shami had an injury scare during Bengal's Group A match against Madhya Pradesh at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium. MP won the match by six wickets after restricting Bengal to 189 for nine with Shivam Shukla returning excellent figures of 4/29. Skipper Rajat Patidar (68 off 40 balls) and Subhranshu Senapati (50 off 33 balls) made brisk half-centuries as MP completed a comfortable win. However, more than anything else, it was Shami's close shave that made headlines in the match. While bowling the penultimate over of the MP innings, Shami fell in a bid to stop the ball and seemed to have got hit on his boots. The pacer, coming back from a long injury layoff, looked uncomfortable and held his l

Arshdeep to Shami: Most expensive Indian fast bowlers in IPL 2025 auction

The emphasis on pacers seemed to be the agenda of many of the teams who had pacers among their top 4 or 5 buys at the end of the auction. Check the most costliest Indian fast bowlers in IPL auction.

SMAT 2024: Shami's heroics seal Bengal win; Rinku powers UP to success

Veteran pacer Mohammed Shami celebrated his Rs 10 crore deal with Sunrisers Hyderabad with a three-wicket burst that carried Bengal to an eight-wicket win over Hyderabad in a Group A match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Monday. Shami, who is playing his first white ball tournament after last year's 50-over World Cup, took three for 21 in 3.3 overs as Bengal bowled out Hyderabad for 137 in 18.3 overs. He received good support from Karan Lal and Shahbaz Ahmed who bagged two wickets apiece. India batter Tilak Varma made a 44-ball 57 (5x4, 1x6) but he could not guide his side to a bigger total. In reply, Bengal faced little trouble in scaling down the target in 17.5 overs. Openers Abhishek Porel (41, 39b, 3x4 2x6) and Karan (46, 29b, 4x4, 4x6) made 84 runs in 9.5 overs and Bengal never did the momentum slip from there. Rinku shines ======== India middle-order batter Rinku Singh made an unbeaten 24-ball 45 (4x4, 3x6) as Uttar Pradesh breezed past Himachal Pradesh's 100 in ju

IPL 2025 Mega Auction Day 1 Highlights: Pant, Shreyas get record bids; Venkatesh sold for 23.75 ce

At Rs 27 crore, Rishabh Pant emerges as the costliest player in IPL history. Shreyas Iyer is the second costliest player in Indian Premier League

Shami ridicules Sanjay Manjrekar over comments on reduced IPL auction value

Mohammed Shami on Thursday took to social media to ridicule former player and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar's suggestion that the Indian pacer will not attract a higher price in the upcoming mega auction of the Indian Premier League. Shami, who has taken 127 wickets in 110 IPL matches since his debut in 2013, made a comeback to competitive cricket recently after spending nearly a year's time away due to an ankle injury for which he had undergone surgery. The 34-year-old pacer was released by Gujarat Titans ahead of the mega auction and he is listed at a base price of Rs 2 crore. "Baba Ki Jay Hooooo. Thoda sa gyan apne futue ke liye bhi bacha lo kaam ayeaga Sanjy G. Kisi ko futue janna ho to sir se mile (All hail baba ji. Please save some wisdom for the future as well Sanjay G. If anyone wants to know about their future please meet Sir)," Shami wrote on Instagram. Manjrekar said while he expects several teams to bid for Shami, who took 20 wickets in the 2022 edition for Gujarat Titan

IND vs AUS: Morkel explains why Shami didn't find a place in India squad

The 34-year-old, with 229 wickets from 64 Tests, played a crucial role in Bengal's 11-run victory over Madhya Pradesh, picking up 7 wickets on his return.

Sensational Shami marks his return with four-fer against Madhya Pradesh

Shami has knocked on the doors of Indian cricket as hard as he can upon his return to the cricket field after almost a year

Ranji Trophy: Could Shami's return bolster India's bowling for AUS Tests?

Shami's return to match action is a significant boost for India, especially with the upcoming five-Test series in Australia beginning November 22.

Don't want to get ruled out due to a niggle again: Shami on Australia tour

Speaking at an event about his fitness and participation in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Shami provided an update on his rehabilitation and his potential availability for Team India in November.

Shami fine-tunes form with extended bowling practice in Bengaluru nets

Senior India pacer Mohammed Shami on Sunday bowled close to an hour at nets without any palpable discomfort, indicating progress in his recovery process after a surgery earlier this year. Shami came to nets after India's first Test against New Zealand here, and bowled under the watchful eyes of bowling coach Morne Morkel. The 34-year-old, whose last outing in national colours was in the ODI World Cup final 2023, bowled to India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar. After beginning with a short run-up, Shami, whose left leg was bandaged, increased the strides and soon bowled with his full run-up and at good pace, often beating Nayar. Shami also had a lengthy chat with Morkel once he finished the training session around 4pm. He also engaged in some light fielding drills. India skipper Rohit Sharma had said that he does not want to take an undercooked Shami to the tour of Australia next month. We want him to be 100 per cent fit. We don't want to bring an undercooked Shami to Australia.

Shameful, there's a way to talk: Shami slams Goenka's outburst on Rahul

Star pacer Mohammed Shami has termed Sanjiv Goenka's "public reprimand" of his India teammate KL Rahul as "shameful" and said the Lucknow Super Giants team owner's reaction to a loss in front of TV cameras "does not have any place in sports". Goenka's animated chat purportedly reprimanding Rahul after Lucknow Super Giants' record demolition at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad has gone viral on social media and Shami was the first Indian cricketer to criticise the act. "Crores of people are watching you and learning from you. If these things happen in front of cameras, and you see such reactions on screen, it's shameful," a blunt Shami said on 'Cricbuzz Live'. "Aapka ek dayra hona chahiye baat karne ka, yeh message bahut galat jaata hai. (You should have boundaries, there's a way to talk. This sends a very wrong message)." SRH openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma smashed fiery fifties as the home side chased down the target of 166 in just 9.4 overs, which also became

IPL 2024 SRH vs MI: Why Hardik Pandya batting at number seven is a big no?

With the presence of Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik might not get to bat in the top four, but he must bat at number five and assign Tim David and Mohammad Nabi the role of finishers

IPL 2024: Gujarat Titans name Sandeep Warrier as Shami's replacement

Gujarat Titans have roped in Kerala medium-pacer Sandeep Warrier as a replacement for injured senior Indian seamer Mohammed Shami, the Indian Premier League said on Wednesday. Shami recently underwent a successful Achilles heel surgery in London for his right heel problem. He is expected to be undergoing rehabilitation for almost the whole of IPL 2024, thus ruling him out of the entire event. Shami has not played competitive cricket since last year's ODI World Cup final here, which India lost by six wickets against Australia. As for Warrier, the 32-year-old has played five IPL matches since 2019, grabbing two wickets at an economy of 7.88. "Shami the veteran Indian pacer recently successfully underwent surgery for his right heel problem and is currently recovering," read a statement from IPL. "His replacement, Sandeep Warrier, has so far played 5 IPL matches and will join GT for his base price of INR 50 Lac." GT will be his fourth IPL franchise, having previously played for Ko

Players' list to salary: All you need to know about BCCI central contract

BCCI terminates Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan from central contract for not participating in the Ranji Trophy while not on national duty. Check the full list of players included in 2024 BCCI contract

Pacer Mohammed Shami undergoes ankle surgery, set to miss IPL 2024

Senior India pacer Mohammed Shami has undergone a successful surgery on his left achilles tendon, which rules him out of next month's Indian Premier League and possibly the T20 World Cup in June. The 33-year-old, who last played for India in the ODI World Cup final against Australia on November 19, went under the knife in the London on Monday, as reported by PTI last week. Shami, who is eager to "get back on my feet soon" stares at a recovery time of a minimum of three months. The IPL is slated to be played from March 22 to May 26 followed by the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA. "Just had a successful heel operation on my achilles tendon! Recovery is going to take some time, but looking forward to getting back on my feet," Shami tweeted, along with several pictures of him in the hospital, on X on Monday. Shami, who was one of the architects of India's stupendous ODI World Cup campaign with 24 wickets, had played through pain as he had problems with his landing but didn't let