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TopicMohammed Shami

Topic: Mohammed Shami

BCCI lifts ban on using saliva as polishing agent for IPL 2025 as bowlers push for reverse swing

BCCI has lifted ban on using saliva as polishing agent after franchise captains backed move, arguing it will help restore reverse swing, a crucial element in white-ball cricket.

Muslim clerics strongly defend Shami after pacer is labelled ‘criminal’ on TV for not observing roza

A photo of Mohammed Shami drinking an energy drink during India’s semi-final match against Australia went viral. President of All India Muslim Jamaat claims Shami committed a sin.

From a challenging 14-month recovery to a fifer: Mohd Shami’s monumental comeback at Champions Trophy

The fast bowler became the fastest Indian and the second fastest in the world to reach the 200 ODI wicket milestone Thursday during the game against Bangladesh.

Champions Trophy: In dream debut, Mohd Shami bowls his way into record books

Shami is now only the eighth Indian to take 200 wickets in ODIs. He is also the only second Indian bowler after Ravindra Jadeja to take a five-wicket haul in Champions Trophy.

‘Looking forward to get back on my feet’: Mohammed Shami undergoes heel operation, set to miss IPL

He had flown to London in January to take special ankle injections. However, the medication didn’t work and the fast bowler had to opt for a surgery.

Religious about ducking questions on jobs & beating heart of a cricketing nation

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

India bulldoze into WC finals, Kohli and Shami record historic performances

India put up a target of 398 for the New Zealand team. The latter folded for 327 in 48.5 overs as Shami took the last wickets to record a total of 7 wickets in the match.

India’s male cricketers need to be friends again. An isolated Kohli-Siraj bond isn’t enough

If Indian men's cricket dismisses Ashwin's friend-ly advice, it will only prove that the country's rich and resourceful cricketers play for themselves, not for each other.

On Camera

If there are many intellectuals in society, we should be nervous: PG Mavalankar

On 30 October 1979, political scientist PG Mavalankar delivered an address at the 14th AD Shroff Memorial Lecture in Bombay, outlining the roles and responsibilities of intellectuals in society.

Wall Street carries big expectations this year after best run since 2009

The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.