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India fast bowler Mohammed Shami has announced his retirement from Test cricket
Mohammed Shami announced his retirement from Test cricket
5 newspapers
Published 9 November 2026, 01:11 · Corrected 9 November 2026, 02:56
229 — 3/3 papers
Test wickets
64 — 3/3 papers
Test matches
36 — 4/4 papers
Age
13 — 3/3 papers
Career length
The Business Standard, bdnews24.com and Prothom Alo noted that Shami's Test career spanned 13 years and that he is now 36. The Business Standard, bdnews24.com, The Daily Star and Prothom Alo noted that Shami announced the decision on Instagram.
The Business Standard reported that Shami said he was stepping away from Tests with a 'heavy heart'.
bdnews24.com and Prothom Alo reported that in his video message Shami said the 13-year journey, the cap and the ball made him 'Mohammed Shami', and he thanked coaches, trainers, physios and fans.
The Business Standard and bdnews24.com reported that Shami will continue in white-ball cricket, including ODIs, the IPL and domestic matches.
bdnews24.com reported that on debut at Eden Gardens Shami took nine wickets for 118 runs, his career-best bowling.
The Daily Star and Prothom Alo reported that Shami was skilled at seam movement and swing and could also reverse swing the ball.
According to reports by The Business Standard and Prothom Alo, Shami has not found a place in the Indian national team after the 2025 Champions Trophy.
What each paper says
TBS
Mohammed Shami announces retirement from Test cricket
Jugantor
টেস্ট ক্রিকেটকে বিদায় বললেন মোহাম্মদ শামি
bdnews24
টেস্ট ক্রিকেটকে বিদায়ই বলে দিলেন শামি
- Best bowling figures (on debut) 118
The Daily Star
‘I started it today, and I am ending it today’: Shami retires from Tests
Prothom Alo
টেস্ট ক্রিকেট ছেড়েই দিলেন শামি
Checked
The same fact in every newspaper
- ✓ Mohammed Shami announced his retirement from Test cricket
- ✓ Mohammed Shami, India fast bowler
- ✓ 6 November 2026
- ✓ Test wickets 229
- ✓ Test matches 64
- ✓ Age 36
- ✓ Career length 13
One source only
- The Daily Star—Five-wicket hauls 6
- TBS—Kapil Dev Test wickets 434
- TBS—Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma Test wickets (each) 311
- TBS—Javagal Srinath Test wickets 236
- TBS—Jasprit Bumrah Test wickets 234
- bdnews24—Best bowling figures (on debut) 118
- Prothom Alo—India wins in Shami's Tests 31
- TBS—Shami said he was retiring from Tests with a 'heavy heart'
- bdnews24—On debut at Eden Gardens he took 9 for 118, his career-best bowling
- Prothom Alo—Shami's last Test was the 2023 WTC final against Australia at The Oval; he was also left out of the New Zealand series squad
- TBS—Shami recorded a video message at his farmhouse in Sahaspur Alinagar village, Amroha district, Uttar Pradesh
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