Shami joins Delhi Daredevils practice ahead of IPL

Shami has had a rough time off the field with his wife Hasin Jahan filing a police complaint against him for domestic violence.

Shami also met with a road accident and escaped with minor injuries.

Troubled Indian pacer Mohammed Shami on Monday 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 the 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.

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At the Ferozeshah Kotla on Monday, 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 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, however, has denied all the allegations.