Shami becomes fastest Indian to reach 100 ODI wickets

Shami reached the milestone in his 56th ODI match

Shami becomes fastest Indian to reach 100 ODI wickets Mohammed Shami, left, bowls out Martin Guptil | AP

Seamer Mohammed Shami on Wednesday became the fastest Indian to claim 100 wickets in one-day Internationals, reaching the mark in the opening match against New Zealand at Napier.

This was his 56th match in the 50-over format.

Shami's wicket number 100 was New Zealand opener Martin Guptill, who played onto his stumps a delivery that moved in after pitching on a good length.

With his brilliant opening burst at McLean Park, 28-year-old Shami continued his good showing in the limited overs format, having impressed in Australia prior to this five-match ODI series.

Before Shami, Irfan Pathan reached the 100-wicket mark in 59 ODIs, with Zaheer Khan (65 matches), Ajit Agarkar (67) and Javagal Srinath (68) being the other Indian bowlers to complete a century of wickets in the quickest time.