India, Nov. 7 -- Exactly 13 years after he made his Test debut, Mohammed Shami announced his retirement from the longest format of international cricket on November 6.

It brought an end to a Test career in which he played 64 matches for India, picking up 229 wickets at an average of 27.71.

He was a crucial part of the Indian team during their overseas dominance in red-ball cricket. In 41 away Test matches he played, Shami picked up 145 wickets, accounting for 63.3% of his total tally.

Shami had that ability to find a breakthrough at crucial stages to change the course of a match in favour of the Indian side.

In the 14 away Tests that India won with him on the field, the 36-year-old picked up 55 wickets at an average of 22.49. In the m...