India vs England 2nd ODI: Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami will have a chance to create a unique record in the third and final ODI against England on Wednesday (12 February) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Let us tell you that Shami took a total of 2 wickets in the first two ODIs played in Nagpur and Cuttack. He played in this format for the first time after the 2023 ODI World Cup.

200 wickets in ODIs

If Shami takes 3 wickets in this match, he will become the eighth player from India to take 200 or more wickets in ODIs. So far Shami has taken 197 wickets in 102 innings of 103 ODIs. Till this figure, Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath, Ajit Agarkar, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, Kapil Dev and Ravindra Jadeja have achieved this feat for India.

Fastest for India

If Shami achieves this milestone in this ODI itself, he will jointly reach the second position in terms of fastest 200 wickets in ODIs. In this list, he can equal former Pakistani spinner Saqlain Mushtaq, who played 104 matches for this. Currently, this record for India is registered in the name of Ajit Agarkar, who completed 200 wickets in 133 ODIs.

Fastest 200 wickets in ODIs

Mitchell Starc- 102 matches

Saqlain Mushtaq- 104 matches

Trent Boult- 107 matches

Brett Lee- 112 matches

Allan Donald- 117 matches

Let us tell you that after the 2023 ODI World Cup, Shami remained out of international cricket for a long time due to injury. Recently, he made a comeback to international cricket with the five-match T20 series against England.

It is worth noting that in the three-match series, the Indian team has taken an unassailable lead of 2-0.