Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 15 (ANI): Veteran Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has been traded to Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) forward of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season public sale.
Shami was the second-most costly acquisition for SRH forward of the 2025 IPL season at Rs 10 crores and can make a transfer to Lucknow at his present charge, as per an announcement from the league.
The veteran pacer has intensive IPL expertise, having performed 119 matches for groups similar to Kolkata Knight Riders (2013-14), Delhi Capitals (2016-18), Punjab Kings (2019-21), Gujarat Titans (2022-23), and Sunrisers Hyderabad (2025).
He has taken 133 wickets within the competitors at a mean of 28.18, with greatest figures of 4/11.
Earlier than becoming a member of SRH, Shami was an integral a part of the Gujarat Titans setup and clinched the Purple Cap within the 2023 runners-up end with 28 wickets in 17 matches. Though he missed the 2024 season as a result of damage, he loved an equally impactful 2023 marketing campaign, contributing 20 wickets to GT’s title triumph.
Shami’s earlier season with SRH was a poor one, having taken simply six wickets at a mean of 56.16, whereas leaking runs at a shambolic economic system charge of 11.23, with greatest figures of two/28.
Notably, Shami’s final project for India was the ICC Champions Trophy win again in March this 12 months, throughout which he took 9 wickets in 5 matches, together with a five-wicket haul. Presently within the Ranji Trophy for Bengal, he has taken 15 wickets in three video games at a mean of 15.53, with a five-wicket haul to his title and greatest figures of 5/38.
He was not included in India’s squads for the Check tour to England, the house sequence in opposition to West Indies and South Africa in Checks and the white-ball tour to Australia. A very good IPL season, coupled with an excellent home season, might assist the veteran earn his method again within the Indian staff. (ANI)
