Mohammed shami wickets records: Mohammed Shami, the veteran fast bowler of the Indian cricket team, is once again in the news, but this time the reason is not special. The BCCI announced the Indian team for the three -match ODI series against Australia, which did not include Shami.
He was already out of the Test and T20 team. Now his name is also questioning his future from ODI team.
Important role in Champions Trophy
Shami performed brilliantly in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 played earlier this year. He was India’s most successful bowler in the tournament. He took 5 wickets against Bangladesh in his first match. After this, three major Australia batsmen were dismissed in the semi -finals and also took a wicket in the final. His swing and line-length continuously harassed the opposing batsmen, due to which India won the title.
Questions raised on Shami’s future
However, despite this, the selectors ignored him for the tour of Australia. Mohammed Shami’s last Test match was played against Australia in June 2023, while in T20 he got only two matches after 2022. Now being out of the ODI team is indicating that the selectors want to prepare the future team around the young bowlers.
Everyone is so lost in rohit & virat that we didn’t celebrated career of mohammed shami who is our great ever ever Odi bowler !!
Shami in ODI WCS:
Matches – 18,
Wickets – 55,
AVG – 13.52
Greatest Bowler at ODI WCS. Thank you shami for your servicespic.twitter.com/5scmvc77wy
– Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) October 4, 2025
Permanent performance in all three formats
In the ODI format, she is one of the most successful bowlers in India. He has taken 206 wickets in 108 ODIs so far. The special thing is that he has taken five or more wickets in ODIs 6 times. This achievement is not with any other Indian bowler. His 7 -wicket spell against New Zealand in the semi -finals of the 2023 World Cup is still counted in a memorable innings of Indian cricket.
Made debut in 2013
Mohammed Shami made his ODI debut against Pakistan in 2013, and threw four maiden overs in his first match. His first two overs were continuous maiden, which is considered a major achievement for any fast bowler. He has 462 wickets in the 197 international matches played so far, with India’s highest wicket -taking fast bowlers.
Whether he has been excluded due to fitness or team balance, Mohammed Shami’s experience and record prove that he can still prove to be a game-changer for any team. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see whether the selectors will give them a chance again in the upcoming big tournaments or will it prove to be a sign of their farewell from their ODI team?