Mohammed Shami becomes father

Mohammed Shami during the 2015 World Cup

Kolkata, July 18: Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has been blessed with a baby girl.

Shami became a father on Friday when his wife Hasin Jahan gave birth to a baby girl at a private health facility.

"It is a baby girl. She is doing fine," a close relative told IANS over Shami's mobile phone on Saturday.

Shami has been ruled out of action on the cricket pitch for three months following a left knee surgery.