[caption id="attachment_35315" align="aligncenter" width="580"]C2CdGmGUcAAGqkE Shami with his father when Tousif Ali was hospitalized after his first cardiac arrest. Image Source: twitter[/caption] Internet Desk: Tousif Ali, father of India’s ace pacer Mohammed Shami has passed away after suffering from a major cardiac arrest. After hearing the news the Bengal cricketer left his rehab with the T-20 team and rushed to Amroha on Thursday. Shami joined the Indian team just before the first T-20 International at Kanpur. He is undergoing through a rehab after recuperating from knee injury. Shami left for Amroha late last night. His father had been hospitalized since January 5 after he first suffered a heart attack. Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) Secretary Yudhvir Singh said the rest of the Indian team left for Lucknow today from where they boarded the flight for Nagpur, the venue of the second T20 on January 29. With inputs from PTI.

Indian seamer’s father suffers cardiac arrest, passes away