BCCI had held back Mohammed Shami's contract after his wife accused him of domestic violence.
Former cricketer and Uttar Pradesh Minister Chetan Chauhan on Saturday said that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should not withhold Mohammed Shami's license as "the issue has nothing to do with cricket".
"I think BCCI should not withhold Mohammed Shami 's contract as the issue has nothing to do with cricket and also he has not been found guilty yet", he said while talking to reporters on Friday.
Chauhan added that this issue is a personal matter.
The Committee of Administrators (CoA), running the BCCI, held back pacer Mohammed Shami's contract after his wife, Hasin Jahan accused him of domestic violence.
Hasin Jahan had alleged that Shami abused her physically and mentally and was also involved in several extra-marital affairs.
The committee, which announced new player contracts on behalf of the BCCI, said that it will verify facts before taking a call on Shami's new contract.
Shami on Friday was charged under various non-bailable and bailable sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including section 498A, which amounts to cruelty to a woman by her husband or his relatives.
The other charges recorded against Shami are under Section 307 - attempt to murder, Section 323 - punishment for voluntarily causing hurt, Section 376 - rape, Section 506 - criminal intimidation, Section 328 and Section 34.
Shami is doubtful for this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) too as his franchise waits for direction from the Indian cricket board on his availability.
Vinod Rai, chairman of the committee of administrators governing the BCCI, has called it a "Catch 22" situation for the board.
"Ordinarily you would distinguish and say that (the allegation) is a personal issue and the contract is a professional issue," Rai told the ESPN Cricket website. "But someone could easily point out and say this allegation is an unsavoury one and you are still rewarding him (Shami)."
Responding to the BCCI's decision to withhold his annual contract, Shami said he had full faith in the cricket body. "Whatever the BCCI has done, it must have done after giving a lot of thought. I have full faith in the BCCI. It will take the right decision regarding my career," he added.
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