Know Mohammed Shami, who rattled West Indies batsmen at Eden Test

New Delhi: Mohammed Shami debuted for India on a high when he showed the magic of his reverse-swingers against the West Indies in the 1st test match of India West Indies series 2013 at Eden Gardens in both the innings.The right arm pacer took 9 wickets against the West Indies and his victims looked stunned after getting out off his reverse-swingers. Mohammed Shami has awed one and all with his skill to get swing on the very first day of his Test career but his childhood coach Badruddin Siddique is not at all surprised as he has seen him training the art since his U-16 days.Mohammed Shami Ahmed was born on 9 March 1990 who plays for Bengal in domestic cricket. He is a right-arm fast bowler. In IPL, He is at present a part of Kolkata Knight Riders squad.Shami is a swing and seam bowler who bowls deliveries at an average speed of 140 kmph which make him a deceptively compelling fast bowler.Shami belongs to Joya city, District Amroha UP. Shami Ahmed made his first-class debut in 2010 against Assam, picking up three wickets. He has enjoyed more success in the domestic T20 format, having played eight games, picking up 14 wickets with a best haul of 4 for 24. He was signed by Kolkata Knight Riders for the 2011 Indian Premier LeagueAs a result of good presentation with the ball in the domestic season, he was selected for the West Indies-bound India A squad in 2012. Shami shared a match winning partnership of 73 runs for the 10th wicket with Cheteshwar Pujara during India A's unofficial Test match against the West Indies A in June 2012.In Ranji Trophy 2012–13 match against Hyderabad in a green top at Eden Gardens, he took 4/36 and 6/71, and scored 15* from 6 balls in the 2nd innings to help his side win the match by 4 wickets, along with Wriddhiman Saha. Shami also took 7/79 and 4/72 against Madhya Pradesh at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore in Ranji Trophy 2012–13, but in spite of that his side lost the match by 138 runs. It consisted a hat-trick in the 1st innings to wipe out the tail.With regular solid performances of Mohammed Shami, He got selected for India's ODI series against Pakistan replacing his Bengal teammate Ashok Dinda and then made his ODI debut in the third match at Delhi on 6 January 2013. He returned tidy figures of 1/23 from 9 overs in a low-scoring game that India won by 10 runs. He was selected for the Australian tour of India in October 2013. After warming the bench for the first 3 matches, he was given chance in the fourth match in which he took 3 wickets.Till 2nd November, 2013, Shami played 14 ODI matches and got 17 wickets. He got his maiden Test Wicket of Kieran Powell. Mohammed Shami finished first test match taking 9 wickets on his debut.

Know Mohammed Shami, who rattled West Indies batsmen at Eden Test

New Delhi: Mohammed Shami debuted for India on a high when he showed the magic of his reverse-swingers against the West Indies in the 1st test match of India West Indies series 2013 at Eden

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