Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) roped in former Gujarat Titans (GT) speedster Mohammed Shami for a price of Rs 10 crore as they won the bidding war against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah on Sunday, November 24.
Shami entered the IPL mega auction as a part of marquee set 2. Kolkata Knight Riders were the first to bid for the right-arm pacer. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) joined the bidding war with KKR before Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) came in. Just when it appeared that Shami was set to be roped in by KKR for 9.75 crore, Sunrisers Hyderabad joined in and got Shami for Rs 10 crore.
Notably, Mohammed Shami was in scintillating form with the ball in hand during the course of the ODI World Cup 2023. The right-arm pacer bagged as many as 24 wickets in seven games at a jaw-dropping average of 10.70 and an economy rate of 5.26. He also claimed a four-fer and three five-wicket hauls in the marquee tournament.
Shami finished the multi-nation tournament as the leading wicket-taker and also broke Zaheer Khan's all-time India record for taking the most number of wickets in a single edition of the ODI World Cup. However, Shami's fortunes turned upside down after the World Cup as he underwent surgery to get his Achilles tendon repaired in February.
Following his surgery, Shami spent a few weeks at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru for his rehab and made his eagerly awaited return to competitive cricket recently in the Ranji Trophy fixture between his domestic side Bengal and Madhya Pradesh.
Shami claimed figures of 4/54 in the first innings of the game and picked up 3/102 in the second innings to help Bengal win the game by 11 runs. The 34-year-old was also a part of Bengal's playing XI in their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy campaign opener against Punjab.
Shami bowled his quota of four overs and conceded 46 runs in the game. The only wicket that came his way was of Nehal Wadhera.
Notably, Shami has represented four teams in his IPL career. He made his IPL debut for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2013 and played the next four seasons (didn't participate in the 2015 edition) for Delhi Capitals, till 2018. He was bought by Punjab Kings before the 2019 season and served the franchise till 2021.
Shami played the 2022 and 2023 IPL seasons for Gujarat Titans. He was unavailable for the previous edition.
