India, Feb. 20 -- Jasprit Bumrah is not there but Mohammed Shami is. The veteran seamer ensured India did not miss their premier bowler in the opening match of the Champions Trophy 2025 against Bangladesh at the Dubai International Stadium. Playing his first ICC tournament since the ODI World Cup final in 2023, Shami broke Mitchell Starc's world record for the fastest to take 200 ODI wickets (in terms of balls bowled). He also became the fastest Indian to take 200 ODI wickets (in terms of matches), beating current BCCI chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar by a huge margin.

Shami achieved the milestone by dismissing Bangladesh's Jaker Ali for 68 in the 43rd over of the match on Thursday. It was a well-disguised slower ball and Jaker was thr...