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TopicMohammed Shami

Topic: Mohammed Shami

Cricketer Shami & brother get notice to appear for SIR hearing amid Mamata–EC faceoff over Bengal SIR

It’s standard in the SIR process to summon registered voters for verification when forms are incomplete or incorrectly filled. In Bengal, 58.2 lakh voters have been deleted in the SIR.

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.

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’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.

SRK, Munawar, Shami – 2021 showed the fragility of Indian Muslims’ celebrity status

2021 is a reminder that the rising Hindutva hate won't give a free pass to a successful Muslim icon. And silence isn't a safe choice either.

Hyderabad man arrested for ‘rape threat’ to Virat-Anushka’s infant daughter

The accused, Akubathini Ramanagesh, 23, will be brought to Mumbai where he will be produced before a local court for custody. 

On Camera

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.