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The highly anticipated ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is less than a week away, the tournament will kick off on February 19 with the inaugural game between Pakistan and New Zealand. Notably, two-time champions India will be playing all their matches in Dubai. The team will be led by the batting stalwart Rohit Sharma.
The veteran pacer Mohammed Shami will be a vital cog in India’s quest to clinch the title after a long wait of 12 years since they won it last time in 2013. Shami recently returned to international cricket after a long wait of 13-14 months. He was out of action due to an injury.
It will be the first time that Mohammed Shami will be in action for India in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. After his recent return to international cricket, Shami has played two T20Is and two ODIs, scalping 2 wickets in two ODI innings and 3 wickets in two T20I innings.
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Here is Mohammed Shami’s complete record in his ODI career
The star pacer made his ODI debut for India in the Delhi ODI against the arch-rivals Pakistan on January 6, 2013. Since then, he has been one of the crucial elements in the Indian pace attack in ODI cricket. However, his career has also been seen struggling due to the injuries.
He has bowled in 102 innings of the 103 ODIs he has played. In these appearances, he has scalped 197 wickets with a decent bowling economy rate of 5.5. The 34-year-old has also claimed 10 four-wicket hauls and 5 five-wicket hauls to his name in his illustrious ODI career. It also includes his best performance of ‘7 runs at 57 runs in a game’ against New Zealand in the semi-final of the ODI World Cup 2023.
Mohammed Shami’s complete record in ODI World Cup career
When it comes to performing in the ICC tournaments in the limited-overs format, Mohammed Shami has been the most successful bowler for India in the history of the ODI World Cup. The veteran pacer has scalped 55 wickets in 18 innings of the 18 matches throughout the three World Cup editions he has played in 2015, 2019, and 2023.
In these appearances, Shami has claimed 4 four-wicket hauls and 4 five-wicket hauls, with an amazing economy rate of 5.13 and a brilliant bowling strike rate of 15.8. He was also the leading wicket-taker in the ODI World Cup 2023.
How will Mohammed Shami perform in the Champions Trophy 2025?
Star pace spearhead might be making his first and last appearance for India in the ICC Champions Trophy while taking the field in the upcoming edition of the prestigious cricket quadrennial. With his successful credentials in the ICC tournaments in the limited-overs format, Shami is expected to play a vital role in India’s success in Dubai.
He might pose a serious threat to the opponent batters while bowling with the ball in the powerplay overs and coming back to take charge in the middle overs.
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