BCCI withholds Shami's contract after wife alleges domestic abuse

Mohammad Shami has found himself in a big soup after his wife Hasin Jahan accused him of  domestic violence and adultery.

The Indian pace spearhead, who played a stellar role in India's lone Test win in South Africa in Johannesburg in January, has been accused of cheating and torturing his wife for more than three years, the charges Shami has denied.    

As a fallout of this development, the BCCI decided to withhold his central contract. Shami was expected to be in the B category (Rs 3 crore).    

On Wednesday evening, Shami's wife and her lawyer Zakir Hossain met police commissioner Rajeev Kumar and lodged an official complaint.  The 27-year-old Indian quick faces arrest if the  police find any merit in her charges.

The Uttar Pradesh-born cricketer, who plays for Bengal, was recently in the spotlight when he was subjected to abuse on social media for posting pictures with Hasin. Trolls had called Jahan's outfits in the photos inappropriate

Speaking to a Hindi news channel Hasin alleged: "I've done everything he wanted me to do. He has tortured me & hasn't treated me like his wife. He's a big flirt. I'm not going to divorce him till my last breath. I've all the evidences & will soon drag him to the court. I am facing domestic violence since last two years. He has also married a Pakistani girl and went to see her while returning from the South Africa tour."

Rubbishing the charges, Shami said it is nothing but a conspiracy to malign his name.

"Ye jitna bhi news hamara personal life ke bare may chal raha hai, ye sab sarasar jhut hai, ye koi bahut bada humare khilap sajish hai or ye mujhe badnam karne or mera game kharab karne ka kosis ki ja rahi hai (all these news reports about our personal lives are completely false)," he tweeted.