India, May 6 -- MEERUT Indian cricket team fast bowler Mohammed Shami allegedly received a death threat through email along with a demand for Rs.1 crore, following which a case was registered at the cyber police station, Amroha police said.

Superintendent of police Amit Kumar Anand said the matter came to light following a complaint filed by a local resident and cricketer's brother, Haseeb Ahmed. Shami, considered to be one of India's premier fast bowlers, is a native of Sahaspur Alinagar village in the Didauli Kotwali area of Amroha district.

According to the complaint, an email was received from a sender identified as Rajput Sindhar threatening to kill Shami and a person named Prabhakara, along with a demand of Rs.1 crore, Anand said....