The Indian pace spearhead Mohammed Shami is dominating the headlines for all the wrong reasons these days. His wife Hasin Jahan has put allegations against him of assault and extramarital affairs.
She said that she was ill-treated by Shami and his family members from last two years. She posted screenshots of chat images on Facebook to back her claim. She has also filed a report at a police station in Lalbazar.
Following the incident, Shami’s name is held back from the BCCI contract. His franchise Delhi Daredevils are also keeping a close eye on the event. The police are investigating the case.
Here are a few cricketers involved in such cases:
– by James Kuanal
1. Ben Stokes
The English all-rounder hopes of playing Ashes shattered when he was not allowed to play by the ECB. Stokes was charged with affray after he was found involved in a late-night brawl in Bristol last year. ECB banned him until the court cleared him of not being guilty. He returned to play for the national side against New Zealand this year.
2. Rubel Hossain
Actress Nazanin Akhtar charged the Bangladesh pace bowler with a rape case. She said that he raped her and promised marriage but denied later. It was just 2 months before the 2015 World Cup. Bangladesh selected him in the 15-member squad but his career was in question. He was arrested but was later granted bail when the actress withdrew the charges.
3. Yuvraj Singh
His name came into this list when his ex-sister-in-law filed a case against her husband Zorawar Singh (Yuvraj’s brother), mother-in-law Shabnam Singh and Yuvraj in a domestic violence petition in 2017. She alleged Yuvraj as a ‘mute spectator’ in the case. She told that her husband and mother-in-law tortured her both mentally and physically. No actions were taken against Yuvraj.
4. Navjot Singh Sidhu
In 2006 the Punjab and Haryana High Court convicted the former Indian batsman after a scuffle claimed the life of Gurnam Singh, a Patiala resident. An FIR was registered in 1988 that said Navjot and Bhupinder dragged Gurnam Singh out of his car and smashed him. They were sentenced to a three-year behind bars with a penalty of 1 lakh each. Sidhu appealed to the Supreme Court that suspended the previous judgment in 2007.
– by James Kuanal