3 most memorable moments of Mohammed Shami’s Test career

Mohammed Shami announced his retirement from Test cricket on November 6, 2026, exactly 13 years after the day he first walked out in whites. The right-arm seamer ended a distinguished career with 229 wickets from 64 matches, a bowling average of 27.71 and an economy rate of 3.31.

Shami confirmed he will continue playing white-ball cricket, including the IPL and domestic matches. As he steps away from the longest format, it is worth revisiting three moments that defined his Test journey.

3. Dream debut at Eden Gardens, 2013

Shami's debut at Eden Gardens on November 6, 2013, against West Indies was the kind of start most fast bowlers only dream about. Playing on his home ground in Kolkata, he claimed 4/71 in the first innings and then went one better with 5/47 in the second, finishing with match figures of 9/118 as India won by an innings and 51 runs.

The debut also happened to be the match in which Rohit Sharma first appeared in Test cricket, and the series was notable for Sachin Tendulkar's farewell from all forms of the game at the end of the second Test. Shami's 9/118 on debut announced him as a genuine Test-match bowler from the very first outing.