Mohammed Shami is a right-arm medium fast bowler with right-handed batting style. Mohammed Shami was born on September 3, 1990, Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, India. Shami represented India National Team in all formats of International Cricket. Shami is known as a specialist for his reverse swing, seam deliveries and consistent speed of 87 mph (140 mph). He became part of India A squad and made his first international appearance in 2012 against West Indies. Shami made his ODI debut against Pakistan and bowled four maiden overs on January 6, 2013. In April 2019, he was named in India squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
He has represented Delhi Daredevils during the Indian Premier League season 2011 and IPL season 2018. Shami represented Kings XI Punjab during the most recent IPL season 2019. Shami became 2nd fastest Indian bowler to pick up 50 ODI wickets, which he achieved during Asia Cup on March 5, 2014, against Afghanistan. He is the fastest Indian bowler to take 100 wickets in One Day Internationals, which he claimed on January 23, 2019.
He made his first-class cricket debut for Bengal against Assam in 2010 and picked up 3 wickets as a debutant. Shami took his maiden five wickets haul during a Test match against West Indies in November 2013 on his Test debut.
Mohammed Shami Career Stats
| Match Format | Test | ODI | T20 | First Class |
| Matches | 40 | 61 | 7 | 63 |
| Runs Scored | 433 | 120 | – | 732 |
| 100s/50s | 0/1 | 0/0 | – | 1/0 |
| Highest | 51* | 25 | – | 51* |
| 6s/4s | 16/45 | 6/10 | - | 25/74 |
| Batting Averages | 11.10 | 9.23 | - | 11.80 |
| Strike Rate | 74.39 | 86.18 | - | 66.48 |
| Balls Bowled | 7,562 | 3117 | 142 | 12403 |
| Wickets | 144 | 110 | 8 | 242 |
| Bowling Averages | 29.54 | 25.83 | 31.25 | 28.16 |
| 5-Wickets Haul | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| Best Bowling | 6/56 | 4/35 | 3/38 | 7/79 |
| Catches/Stumps | 9/– | 21/– | - | 30/– |
| ICC Batting Rankings | - | - | - | - |
| ICC Bowling Rankings | 21 | 34 | - | - |
Mohammed Shami Profile
| Full Name | Mohammed Shami Ahmed |
| Date of Birth | 3 September 1990 Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Current Age | 28 |
| Height | 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m) |
| Nickname | ——— |
| T-Shirt No. | 11 |
| Playing Roll | Bowler |
| Batting Style | Right-handed |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm fast medium |
| Test Debut | 21 November 2013 v West Indies (cap 279) |
| ODI Debut | 6 January 2013 v Pakistan (cap 195) |
| T20 Debut | 21 March 2014 v Pakistan (cap 46) |
| Last Test | 3 January 2019 v Australia |
| Last ODI | 13 March 2019 v Australia |
| Last T20 | 9 July 2017 v West Indies |
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| Major Teams | India, Bengal, Delhi Daredevils, ICC World XI, India A, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders |