Dubai, Feb 20: Star pacer Mohammed Shami became the fastest Indian bowler and second quickest overall to reach 200 ODI wickets during the Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh here on Thursday, marking his return to an ICC tournament with an excellent five-for.
Shami grabbed three wickets to reach the milestone in his 104th match and better former India pacer Ajit Agarkar’s record of getting to the mark in 133 matches.
He then added two more wickets to his tally to end the day with figures of 5/53, strengthening his position as one of the most successful bowler in ICC tournaments.
With 60 wickets, Shami is now India’s leading wicket-taker in the two 50-overs ICC events – the ODI World Cup and Champions Trophy – followed by Zaheer Khan (59), Javagal Srinath (47) and Ravindra Jadeja (43).
Jaker Ali, who made 68 and was involved in a 154-run sixth wicket partnership with Towhid Hridoy (100), was Shami’s wicket No 200 in the 50-overs format. (PTI)
