BCCI to probe fixing charges against Indian pacer Shami

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday asked its Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) to investigate the match fixing charges levelled against Indian pacer Mohammed Shami by his wife Hasin Jahan.The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (COA) head Vinod Rai has asked its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) led by Neeraj Kumar to investigate the allegations made by Shami’s wife Hasin Jahan.

"This has reference to the various media reports pertaining to allegations against Shami. The CoA has listened to the audio recording of a telephonic conversation which it is claimed is between Shami and his wife. The said audio recording is available in public domain. The CoA is concerned only with such portion of the said audio recording in which the person who it is claimed is Shami is heard saying another person by the name of Mohammed Bhai had sent money to Shami through a Pakistani lady by the name of Alisba," Mr Rai wrote. 

The Kolkata Police on Tuesday had sent letter to BCCI to disclose the travel details of Shami after the last T20 match in South Africa. Shami’s last match on the tour to South Africa was the third Test in Johannesburg, in which the pacer played a starring role to help India register a victory.COA has further advised ACSU to keep investigation limited to only the above mentioned three issues and “not deal with any of the other allegations against Shami unless it finds that the same fall within the purview of the BCCI Anti-Corruption Code”.(UNI)