Mohammed Shami Retires From Test Cricket After 13-Year Career

India pacer Mohammed Shami has announced his retirement from Test cricket, bringing down the curtain on a 13-year career in the longest format.

The 36-year-old made the announcement on Friday through a post on social media, exactly 13 years after his Test debut against West Indies at Eden Gardens on 6 November 2013, when he took nine wickets in the match.

Shami played 64 Tests for India and took 229 wickets at an average of 27.71, with six five-wicket hauls, making him the sixth most successful fast bowler for India in Tests.

His last Test was the World Test Championship final against Australia at The Oval in 2023, and he has not played for India since the Champions Trophy final in March 2025.

Shami said he will continue to play white-ball cricket, and he has been named in Bengal's squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy starting on 14 November.