Mohammed Shami to play for DD in IPL 2018 despite wife Hasin Jahan's allegations?
Mumbai: It has been a very difficult week for Mohammed Shami, who has been in news for all the wrong reasons. The team India pacer is under microscope after his wife Hasin Jahan alleged of him having extra marital affair, fixing matches and domestic violence.
On the cricketing front too the pacer’s international and Indian Premier League career was on line after BCCI held his contract, while Delhi Daredevils were waiting for the boards official conformation if Shami could join the camp.
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After a difficult week, the luck seems to have finally shined on the Bengal bowler. According to reports in Mid-Day Shami will get a green signal to play for Delhi Daredevils in the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) despite his central contract being put on hold.
The decision was taken in the IPL Governing Council meeting held at the Cricket Centre on Friday. "We have principally agreed to allow Shami to play in the IPL. We felt that whatever is happening in his personal life should not have any bearing on his professional career. He is an exceptional cricketer. He will play eventually," a top BCCI official told mid-day yesterday.
While the Committee of Administrators (CoA) has asked BCCI’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACUS) to probe into match fixing allegation from his wife, an official decision on Shami will be taken after the Anti-Corruption Unit presents a report in a week's time. "We will go as per the outcome of the ACU report," said IPL chief Rajeev Shukla.
Meanwhile the report also stated that former India skipper Sourav Ganguly backed Shami in the IPL meeting yesterday.
A BCCI official also said that the Ben Stokes issue was also raised in the meeting to lay emphasis on Shami's case. "How is Stokes allowed to play in the IPL when he is charged for affray in the Bristol nightclub brawl? In Shami's case, there is no charge. It is an allegation and an FIR has been filed. Stokes is a more serious concern,".
