<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/team-india-star-pacer-mohammed-shami-announces-retirement-from-test-cricket-23658856" rel="nofollow">Team India's pace veteran Mohammed Shami</a> recently announced his retirement from Test cricket. He announced the decision by sharing a post on his official social media handle.
Following his retirement from the traditional format of the game, former Team India's cricketer Chetan Sharma heaped praise on Shami and said that cricket fans will miss his upright seam position.
"Mohammed Shami is a great cricketer; there is no doubt about that. Every great player knows when the right time has come, and it is his decision, which we should respect. However, we will certainly miss his upright seam position and the way he gets the ball to travel with such movement," he said.
The former cricketer also urged young players to study Shami's bowling action. He also stated that even experienced pacers would struggle to replicate Shami's seam position.
"I always tell young players that if you want to learn how to release the ball, watch Mohammed Shami. We have bowled fast as well, but I don't think any of us have been able to produce the kind of seam position that Shami consistently achieves. There is so much to learn from that," said Sharma.
He then extended wishes to Shami and said that his seam position is "special".
"When a player retires from red-ball cricket after playing 60 <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/pat-cummins-to-hold-a-presser-to-respond-to-usman-khawajas-sandpaper-gate-claims-23659598" rel="nofollow">Test</a> matches and taking more than 200 wickets, you realise that you may never get to see that particular skill again. His seam position is something special. Young cricketers have a lot to learn from Mohammed Shami, and I wish him all the best," said the 60-year-old former cricketer.
<h2>Mohammed Shami's statistics in Test cricket</h2>
Having played 64 Test matches for <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ind-vs-nz-tests-rishabh-pant-gets-bcci-coe-fitness-clearance-heads-to-new-zealand-ahead-of-series-23659638" rel="nofollow">Team India</a>, the 36-year-old pacer claimed 229 wickets. His best bowling figures in the traditional format of the game are nine wickets for 118 runs.
Shami was also handy with the bat. In 64 Tests, he garnered 750 runs with a top score of an unbeaten 56 runs. He also has two half-centuries to his name.
(With ANI Inputs)

Following his retirement from the traditional format of the game, former Team India`s cricketer Chetan Sharma heaped praise on Mohammed Shami

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Following his retirement from the traditional format of the game, former Team India's cricketer Chetan Sharma heaped praise on Shami and said that cricket fans will miss his upright seam position

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