Mohammad Shami scripted history during India’s Champions Trophy 2025 opener.
He took a fifer against Bangladesh in Dubai on Thursday, February 20.
The 34-year-old dismissed top batters including Soumya Sarkar and Mehidy Hasan Miraz.
Shami’s haul helped India register a 6-wicket win over their Asian counterparts.
It also made him India’s leading wicket-taker in white-ball ICC tournaments with 74 wickets.
Indian fast-bowling legend Zaheer Khan was the previous record holder with 71 scalps.
Zaheer did it in 23 ODI World Cup matches, 9 Champions Trophy matches and 12 T20 World Cup games.
Jasprit Bumrah takes 3rd place on the list with 68 wickets in limited-overs ICC events.
Next, we have veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja who boasts 65 scalps.
Rounding off the top five is India’s spin legend Ravichandran Ashwin with 59 wickets.