Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami and his brother Mohammed Kaif have been issued notices for a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing in Kolkata.
Shami was born in Uttar Pradesh and moved to West Bengal several years ago owing to his professional cricket commitments. He has been a long-time registered voter in the Jadavpur constituency in Kolkata. No official statement has been issued by Shami so far.
Shami’s hearing date was Monday, which he could not attend as he is currently in Rajkot, where Bengal is playing its Vijay Hazare Trophy matches. According to Election Commission officials of West Bengal, a new date for his hearing will be set soon.
Shami has not regained his place in the Indian team since featuring in the Champions Trophy final in March. He admitted earlier that he was going through a “difficult phase” after being left out of the home Test series against West Indies in October and the two-Test series against South Africa.
Shami was also not considered for the five-Test tour of England last year, which followed a disappointing IPL season. He played nine of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 14 matches, picking up six wickets at an average of 56.16 and an economy rate of 11.23.
