Wrong if BCCI dropped Shami from annual contract: Usha Nath

Kolkata, March 12 (CRICKETNMORE) - BCCI's former Principal Legal Advisor Usha Nath Bandyopadhyay on Monday said it would be "illegal and wrong" if the BCCI has cancelled pacer Mohammed Shami's annual contract on the basis of a "complaint by his wife".

"The selection (of a player) is done on the basis of merit and I have nothing to say if a player's contract is cancelled on the basis of that.

"If the contract is cancelled on the basis of a complaint by his wife, it would be illegal and wrong. BCCI has no right to cancel the contract on the basis of a complaint filed by his wife," said Bandyopadhyay.

According to the lawyer, action against a person can be taken once he is convicted by a court.