New Delhi: Troubled Indian pacer Mohammad Shami today finally joined the Delhi
Daredevils training ahead of the Indian Premier League, starting April
7.
Shami has had a rough time off the field with his wife Hasin Jahan filing a police complaint against him for domestic violence.
He also sustained a head injury after his vehicle collided with a truck
when he was on way to Delhi from Dehradun following a short training
stint at Abhimanyu Cricket Academy (ACA), which is run by Bengal batsman
and India A player Abhimanyu Easwaran's father.
At the Kotla
today, Shami was seen doing the fitness drills besides some catching
practice ahead of the warm-up game. In an indication that the injury has
not fully healed, the 28-year-old's forehead was covered with a
band-aid.
With his off-field troubles mounting, it seemed at one stage that Shami will not play in the IPL.
However, his participation was cleared the moment the BCCI offered him a
fresh central contract, which it had withheld following his wife's
police complaint.
The BCCI had decided to withhold Shami's
contract after his wife Jahan made a series of allegations, including
adultery and domestic violence, and lodged a police complaint against
him. Shami has denied all the allegations.
PTI