with offences relating to domestic violence, attempted murder, poisoning and criminal intimidation. Shami denied all of the allegations, claiming that they were a conspiracy and had been made to distract him from cricket. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) withheld Shami from their national contracts list as a result of the allegations. His wife also claimed that Shami had been involved in match-fixing. This was investigated by the anti-corruption unit run by the BCCI and on 22 March the board reinstated Shami's national contract, clearing him of the corruption charges. On 2 September 2019, a court in Alipore issued an arrest warrant against Shami in connection to the domestic violence charges, providing him with 15 days after his return to India to turn himself in. The warrant was stayed by a district court on 9 September because the court that had issued the warrant failed to issue a summons to appear in court after filing the charge sheet. Victim of online abuse In October 2021, Shami, the only Muslim player in India's side at the time, became victim to an online trolling campaign and was subjected to a range of abuse, much of it Islamophobic, on social media following India's loss to Pakistan during the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. He had conceded 43 runs during the match and was India's most expensive bowler. Several current and former cricketers, including India's captain Virat Kohli, publicly supported Shami following the abuse, with Kohli specifically addressing the Islamophobic nature of the abuse Shami had received. See also List of India cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut Notes References External links 1990 births Living people Indian cricketers Indian Muslims Bengal cricketers East Zone cricketers Kolkata Knight Riders cricketers Delhi Capitals cricketers Punjab Kings cricketers India Twenty20 International cricketers India One Day International cricketers One Day International hat-trick takers India Test cricketers Cricketers who have taken five wickets on Test debut Cricketers at the 2015 Cricket World Cup Cricketers at the 2019 Cricket World Cup Gujarat Titans cricketers