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Mohammed Shami retires from Tests with 229 wickets in 64 matches

Mohammed Shami retires from Test cricket with 229 wickets in 64 matches, 13 years to the day after his debut. He keeps playing white-ball cricket.

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Mohammed Shami retires: Shami in Test whites at Edgbaston during the 2018 England v India Test, file photo

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