We need to be prepared for any eventuality: BCCI official on Mohammad Shami's arrest warrant

The Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) officials will be holding talks with Mohammad Shami’s legal heads in the next few of days to get an update after an arrest warrant was issued by the Alipore court against Shami and his brother Hasid Ahmed on Monday. 

“We are aware of the situation and the first thing we are doing on Tuesday is to speak to Shami’s lawyer,” the official said. 

“We want to get a full update on the case. The officials in BCCI has spoken to Shami before the start of the fourth day. We need to be prepared for any eventuality."

"At this point, we are dependant on whatever Shami’s lawyer briefs us. Tomorrow, the selectors need to be apprised whether 28-year-old Shami is available for the South Africa Test series,” he added. 

The court has asked Shami to surrender within the next 15 days or else he will be arrested. This is in connection with the domestic violence case filed by his wife Hasin Jahan.

Hasin Jahan, Shami's wife, had lodged a complaint against Shami and his elder brother Hasib Ahmed on March 8, 2018.

The Indian pacer had denied all charges of threat, infidelity and dowry demand. Later that month, Jahan's secret statement was recorded before a magistrate at the Alipore Court and in April that year, she had filed a petition demanding monthly maintenance of Rs 10 lakh for herself and her daughter.

She had also levelled charges, against Shami, of match-fixing and taking money from a Pakistan national, named Alishba, following which a team of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had initiated a probe.

However, he was acquitted of the match-fixing charges.

Shami is currently away in Jamaica with Team India and is part of the playing 11 who are taking on hosts West Indies.