Beleaguered India pacer Mohammed Shami on Thursday got a major reprieve from the BCCI anti-corruption unit in the allegations of match-fixing after which the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) recommended he be included in the list of centrally contracted players.
Shami was excluded from the list of central contracts after his wife Hasin Jahan accused him of domestic violence and extra-marital affairs a day ahead of the announcement of the contarcts.
The Bengal pacer was probed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India's anti-corruption officials after allegations were made by his estranged wife that he had taken money from Pakistani contacts.
But at the end of the investigations by the head of the BCCI anti-corruption unit Neeraj Kumar, the paceman was found not guilty and thus the CoA has recommended that he should be placed in Grade B of the contract lists.
Reacting to the news, Shami said that he trusted the BCCI completely.
I had full trust in BCCI. There cannot be a decision against me because I have not done anything wrong. These family allegations are mentally torturous.Mohammed Shami
Shami believes that he will be cleared from all the other allegations as well.
There are a lot of horrendous allegations against me and my family. I have got a clean chit in the first round of investigation on me, likewise, I should be cleared of all other charges as well. I should not be punished for something I have not done. There should be a proper investigation and the result should be announced. There is some conspiracy behind the allegations against me. Everything will come out in the open later.Mohammed Shami
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