Relief for Mohammed Shami: BCCI to issue Grade B contract

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Bengaluru, March 22: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday (March 22) decided to issue Grade B central contract to India pacer Mohammed Shami, who has been tangled in a series of allegations levelled against him by his wife Hasin Jahan.

The BCCI has taken the decision to go ahead with the central contract, which was withheld a fortnight back after the accusations against him, to Shami after the board's Anti Corruption Unit head Neeraj Kumar submitted the report into the corruption and match-fixing allegations levelled against the pacer by Jahan. The Grade B contract carries a remuneration of Rs 3 crore.

"The Committee of Administrators (CoA) had requested Neeraj Kumar, former Police Commissioner of Delhi and Head of BCCI Anti-Corruption Unit, to investigate the allegations against Mohammed Shami insofar as they pertain to the provisions of the BCCI Anti-Corruption Code," said a BCCI release.

"Neeraj Kumar has submitted his confidential report to the CoA. Based on the conclusions in the said report, the CoA is of the view that no further actions/ proceedings under the BCCI anti-corruption code are warranted in the matter.

"For this reason, the BCCI shall proceed with offering a Grade 'B' annual retainership contract to Mohammed Shami," it said.

In view of this, Shami can now be part of Delhi Daredevils during the upcoming IPL season.