Meet Shams Mulani, Mumbai Indians star who impressed with bat and ball for India A in Duleep Trophy 2024

New Delhi: Shams Zakir Mulani hails from Raigad, Maharashtra. He was born and brought up in Raigad, he plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. He made his Twenty20 debut for Mumbai in the 2017–18 Zonal T20 League on 11 January 2018. He made his List A debut for Mumbai in the 2017–18 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 5 February 2018. In October 2018, he was named to India A’s squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy. In December 2018, he was named in India’s team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. In December 2019, in the opening round of the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy, he took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. He took 46 wickets in seven games in the 2022-23 Ranji season and 16 scalps in 10 matches in the 2022-23 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

The 27-year-old made his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut with Mumbai Indians in 2024, he played two matches starting with Gujarat Titans on 24th March 2024 and then against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 27th March 2024.

Talking about the current scenario, Shams Mulani is featuring India A and he played a patient knock of 89 partnering with Tanush Kotian who scored 53 in the first innings of the 3rd match between India A and India D in Duleep Trophy 2024. It is worth mentioning that Shams Mulani is an all-rounder, he performed not only with bat but also with the ball, he dismissed three big names in India D, First he bamboozled Devdutt Padikkal, then he cleaned skipper Shreyas Iyer and then he took Sanju Samson’s wicket too. This shows the quality and impression of the bowler, he grabbed 3 big wickets in the match at Rural Development Trust Stadium in Anantapur.

Speaking of match results, India A won by 186 runs.