Watch: FIR registered against Mohammed Shami’s brother Mohammad Kaif over alleged false marriage promise

The Allahabad High Court has given protection to the Bengal player, Mohammad Kaif, who is the brother of the Indian pacer, Mohammed Shami, who has retired from Test cricket, in an FIR accusing him of having a sexual relationship with a woman on the false promise of marriage after he got a contract in the Indian Premier League (IPL).  

Kaif recently was part of the three successive games for the Bengal side in the first phase of the Ranji Trophy 2026/27. In the games against Services, Kerala, and Maharashtra, the right-arm pacer collected only two wickets and went wicketless in four innings.

What is the case against Mohammad Kaif? What the FIR alleges and what we know so far

According to the allegations of the complainant, she first came in contact with Kaif through Instagram in 2020. Their connection slowly developed into a relationship, and Kaif expressed his intention to marry her in August 2023.

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The woman, who is a resident of Lucknow, has claimed that she had informed the player about her previous marriage and son, but he assured her that these would not affect their marriage. Kaif, reportedly, postponed the marriage and indicated that they would marry after the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in December 2025.

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Appearing for Kaif, the player’s advocate, Nadeem Murtaza, has argued that the FIR was based on wrong information and reckoned that his client didn’t make any such promise to marry the complainant, much less made a false promise of marriage. The FIR was lodged to malign the player’s reputation.

How Mohammad Kaif has performed recently: A look at his cricket career

Kaif has overall picked up 46 wickets in the 28 innings of first-class cricket. He has an average of 22.63 and a fine strike rate of 46.30, with an economy rate below three thanks to the best bowling figures of 4/14 in an innings.

Kaif didn’t pick a single wicket in the first two clashes of the Ranji Trophy against Services and Kerala. Meanwhile, his first success of the first phase came against Maharashtra when he returned with 2/36.

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On the other hand, Shami has retired from Test cricket for India. He ended up with 229 wickets in 122 innings at an average of 27.71 in 122 innings and a strike rate of 50.20 with six five-wicket hauls at the best bowling figures of 6/56 in an innings.