Fans couldn’t hold back their emotions and took them over X as Mohammed Shami announced his retirement from Test cricket . The fast-bowler, in an emotional social media message, shared his decision to bring
curtains down on his illustrious career in the format on Friday, November 6. The 36-year-old made his debut in the longest format on November 6, 2013, exactly 13 years ago against West Indies, at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
However, his last game in the Whites came in 2023 against Australia, at The Oval in the WTC Final. As Shami hangs up his boots, he has 229 wickets to his name in 64 games and 122 innings, and is one of the only six pacers to have picked 200+ Test wickets for India. He has the best bowling figures of 6/56 in an innings and 9/118 in a match. Not only this, but with the bat, the Amroha-born has recorded 750 runs in 89 innings in the format with 56* as his highest score.
Shami took to social media and shared an emotional note, reflecting on his journey and thanking his fans and teammates for their continued support.
Safed jersey se vida le raha hoon, lekin usse judi yaadon se kabhi nahi… 🇮🇳❤️
Jab pehli baar Bharat ki Test jersey pehni thi, tab sirf ek sapna tha — apne desh ke liye kuch kar dikhane ka..
Uske baad har wicket, har sangharsh, har chot aur har comeback ne mujhe kuch na kuch sikhaya.
Test cricket mere liye sirf ek format nahi, meri zindagi ka ek behad khaas hissa raha hai.
Aaj bhaari dil aur anginat khoobsurat yaadon ke saath main Test cricket se retirement lene ka faisla kar raha hoon.
Is safar mein mera saath dene wale har teammate, coach, family aur un karodon Bharatiyon ka dil se shukriya, jinhone achhe aur mushkil dono waqt mein mujh par bharosa banaye rakha..
BCCI aur Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) ka bhi dil se shukriya, jinhone mere talent par bharosa kiya, mujhe aage badhne ke mauke diye aur mere cricket ke safar mein ek aham bhoomika nibhayi. Aapka saath aur vishwas mere liye hamesha khaas rahega.
Maidan par meri aakhri Test ball bhale hi fenki ja chuki ho, lekin Bharat ke liye khelne ka garv hamesha mere dil mein zinda rahega.
Shukriya, Test Cricket. ❤️
Aapka Shami 🇮🇳
#Mdshami11 #Mdshami #TestCricket #Retirement
— 𝕸𝖔𝖍𝖆𝖒𝖒𝖆𝖉 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖒𝖎 (@MdShami11) November 6, 2026
Fans react to Mohammed Shami’s Test retirement news
As soon as the news of Shami’s Test retirement broke out, fans took to social media and expressed their emotions over the same. Some of them wished him luck for his next innings of life, while others expressed their frustration towards the management over his snub despite regularly performing well in domestic.
Here are some of the reactions-
🚨 Mohammad Shami has announced his retirement from Test cricket.
Test Debut – November 6, 2013
Test Retirement – November 6, 2026Announces his retirement in whites on the exact same date (Nov 6) when he made his India Test debut exactly 13 years ago 💔 https://t.co/IhDhfEbhKR
— Indian Cricket Ministry (@Tejashyyyyyy) November 6, 2026
🚨 MOHAMMED SHAMI HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT FROM TEST CRICKET ✅ https://t.co/bQmvpl0hpR
— Abhimanyu Dadhich 🛞 (@FPLAbhimanyu) November 6, 2026
ONE OF THE FINEST MEMORIES BY MOHAMMED SHAMI IN TEST CRICKET Vs ENGLAND AT LORD’S.
56 in 57 balls with 5 fours & 1 six Vs Stuart Broad & James Anderson.
Happy retirement Lala, Thank you.!!♥️ https://t.co/5MRNEcUZUN
— MANU (@IMManu_14) November 6, 2026
Mohammed Shami is one of those few cricketers who genuinely shared good bonding with Virat Kohli ❤️🩹
Happy Test Retirement Lala 👏🥹
hopefully we will get to see you together in CWC 2027 ❤️❤️ https://t.co/GiMo6E5JdP
— Nafees (@Nafees_018) November 6, 2026
– Test Debut: November 6, 2013.
– Test Retirement: November 6, 2026.💔
MOHAMMAD SHAMI – Some dates are written in history twice 💔😢 https://t.co/M2rQcFGMzA
— Cricket Central (@CricketCentrl) November 6, 2026
Happy Retirement Mohammad Shami🤍
This innings will forever stay in history books https://t.co/TKcKZDZYeX— Testikkal Nation (@82of51atmohali) November 6, 2026
Mohammed Shami announced that he will continue to play for the country in the white-ball format.
