Shami Becomes Fastest Indian To 200 ODI Wickets: On Thursday, during India’s Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh in Dubai, senior fast bowler Mohammed Shami became the eighth Indian to attain the milestone of 200 wickets in ODI cricket.
Shami Becomes Fastest Indian To 200 ODI Wickets
In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, there is even more added responsibility on the shoulders of Shami, who himself is making a comeback to international cricket after being out for more than a year due to an ankle injury that was followed by some knee issues.
Shami featured in the T20Is and ODIs against England. He displayed good form and rhythm against Bangladesh, which was a good sign for India ahead of their clashes against Pakistan and New Zealand.
Mohammed Shami struck with the wicket of Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar in the first over of the match. In the same spell with the new ball, he got rid of Mehidy Hasan Miraz as well.
Bangladesh were left reeling at 35/5 in the ninth over as Harshit Rana and Axar Patel also got into the wickets column. However, India couldn’t blow them away as Jaker Ali and Towhid Hridoy formed a resolute stand of 154 runs off 206 balls.
Just when the duo decided to take the attack to the Indians, Shami returned and broke the partnership by dismissing Jaker Ali. Ali attempted a slog but mistimed his shot, and Virat Kohli took a good catch in the deep.
Shami is the eighth Indian bowler to take 200 wickets in ODI cricket but he is the fastest one to do so, achieving this landmark in his 104 ODIs.
In fact, Shami is the second-fastest bowler in the history of ODI cricket to 200 wickets, behind only Mitchell Starc, who took 102 ODIs to the same milestone. Further, Shami is the quickest in terms of balls taken.
Fewest ODIs to 200 wickets:
102 Mitchell Starc
104 Mohammed Shami/Saqlain Mushtaq
107 Trent Boult
112 Brett Lee
117 Allan Donald
Fewest balls to 200 ODI wickets:
5126 Mohammed Shami
5240 Mitchell Starc
5451 Saqlain Mushtaq
5640 Brett Lee
5783 Trent Boult
Most ODI wickets for India:
Anil Kumble—334
Javagal Srinath—315
Ajit Agarkar—288
Zaheer Khan—269
Harbhajan Singh—265
Kapil Dev—253
Ravindra Jadeja—226*
Mohammed Shami—200*
Venkatesh Prasad – 196
Kuldeep Yadav—174*
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