Mohammed Shami Issued SIR Hearing Notice in Kolkata

Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami and his brother Mohammed Kaif have been issued notices for a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing in Kolkata.

Shami, a long-time registered voter in the Jadavpur constituency, could not attend the scheduled hearing on Monday as he is currently in Rajkot, where Bengal is playing its Vijay Hazare Trophy matches.

Election Commission officials confirmed that a new date for the hearing will be set soon. Shami, who was born in Uttar Pradesh and later moved to West Bengal for his professional cricket commitments, has not yet issued any official statement regarding the matter.

Shami has been struggling to regain his place in the Indian team. He last featured in the Champions Trophy final in March but was left out of the home Test series against West Indies in October and the two-Test series against South Africa. He was also not considered for the five-Test tour of England last year.

His IPL 2025 season with Sunrisers Hyderabad was disappointing, where he played nine of 14 matches, picking up only six wickets at an average of 56.16 and an economy rate of 11.23. Shami admitted earlier that he was going through a “difficult phase” in his career.