NEW DELHI – Among all the allegations by Mohammed Shami’s wife against him,the most damning one for the cricketer was his involvement with a Pakistanigirl.
Shami’s wife Hasin Jahan alleged that the fast-bowler met a girl namedAlshba in Dubai, after India’s tour of South Africa, and also took moneyfrom her on the behest of a certain Mohammad bhai.
Taking cognisance of Jahan’s claims, the Board of Control for Cricket inIndia (BCCI) launched an investigation to look for a possible match-fixingangle.
Now, after much mud-slinging from both Shami and his wife over the pastcouple of weeks, Alishba has finally broken her silence.
According to Alishba, her relationship with Shami started soon afterIndia’s defeat against Pakistan in the final of the 2017 ICC ChampionsTrophy in England.
Shami had confronted a rude Pakistani fan in that match. The altercationmade headlines and that’s how Alishba got interested in the pacer. Shecontacted him on social media, and soon the duo became friends.
“I am one of his followers, which is how I became Shami’s friend. Just likehe has lakhs of followers, I am one among those normal fans. I have senthim messages,” Alishba was quoted as saying by ABP News.
“As a person, I really like Shami. As any fan that has idolised acelebrity, they always dream of meeting their idol. I have a lot of respectfor him and we became good friends. We had a normal conversation,” sheadded.
Shami’s wife had earlier alleged that his husband has abused her physicallyand mentally on multiple occasions and has been involved in extra-maritalaffairs. A case was registered against Shami on the basis of a writtencomplaint filed by her.
In recent developments on the case, Shami told a media outlet that his wifehas the passwords of all his social media accounts, hinting that she mighthave fabricated the evidence.
“Instead of issuing an apology to me in front of Bengal Police and mediapersons, he is trying to hide his mistakes with false accusations. What isthe point of it when an investigation is already underway?” Jahan reacted.
On being asked if she was satisfied with the investigation, Jahan repliedin the affirmative.