India, July 2 -- Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami's estranged wife, Hasin Jahan, on Wednesday lauded the Calcutta high court's order directing the pacer to pay Rs.4 lakh monthly in alimony to her and her daughter.

Speaking to news agency ANI, Hasin Jahan alleged that Mohammed Shami forced her to quit her profession and become a housewife.

"I used to model and act before I got married. Shami forced me to quit my profession. He wanted me to live only a housewife's life. I loved Shami so much that I happily accepted it... But now I have no earnings of my own. Shami has to bear all the responsibility for our maintenance. That is why we had to approach the court when he denied this," Hasin Jahan told ANI.

"Thank God there is a law in our cou...