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Indian cricketer

Mohammed Shami^[a] (Hindi:[ʃʌmiː]; born 3 September 1990) is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a right-arm Fast Medium bowler, for the India national cricket team and for the Bengal in domestic cricket^[3] and for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League.

He also plays for Mohun Bagan in domestic competitions of West Bengal. One of the most consistent wicket takers in contemporary world cricket, Shami bowls the ball off the seam and uses swing, including reverse swing, to move the ball both directions.

He has been reputed to have an edge in the death (slog) overs of a limited-overs innings and, in all formats, has been described as being at times "unplayable". Shami finished as India's leading wicket taker in the ICC World Cup 2023, besides being the fastest bowler to take 50 wickets in the 48 years history of Cricket World Cup spanning 13 editions.

He is recipient of 2023Arjuna Award for Cricke