Mohammed Shami retires: Star bowler announces retirement from Test cricket in emotional Instagram post
Mohammed Shami has announced his retirement from Test cricket through an emotional Instagram note posted on Friday, 6 November 2026. The India pacer wrote in Hindi that he was taking leave of the white jersey while holding on to the memories forever.
Mohammed Shami’s Instagram post
Mohammed Shami opened with the line: “Safed jersey se vida le raha hoon, lekin usse judi yaadon se kabhi nahi…” He recalled that when he first wore India’s Test jersey, it was only a dream of doing something for the country.
Every wicket, struggle, injury and comeback, he said, taught him something. Test cricket, in his words, was not just a format but a very special part of his life.
