Out-of-favour India pacer Mohammed Shami has been included in Bengal's 19-member squad for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, beginning November 14.
Out-of-favour India pacer Mohammed Shami has been included in Bengal's 19-member squad for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, beginning November 14.
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India pacer Mohammed Shami retires from Tests, says he will keep playing white-ball cricket.
Mohammed Shami announced his retirement from Test cricket on Friday, exactly 13 years after making his debut against West Indies in 2013. The 36-year-old fast bowler signed off with 229 wickets from 64 Tests, including six five-wicket hauls. Shami last played a Test in June 2023 against Australia, sharing an emotional farewell message on Instagram.
The Olympic Games once awarded gold medals for poetry, music, architecture, painting and sculpture alongside traditional sporting events. Introduced at Pierre de Coubertin’s insistence in 1912, the artistic competitions even saw the Olympic founder secretly win a literature gold medal under two assumed names. However, amateurism rules and declining interest eventually brought the unusual tradition to an end after the 1948 London Olympics.