Hyderabad, March 7 -- The controversy that erupted after Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami was seen drinking something from a bottle deepens as many religious and political leaders started expressing their views on it.

It all began after a video of the cricketer drinking something from a bottle on the field during a match against Australia on Tuesday went viral on social media.

Mohammed Shami committed a sin by not fasting, says cleric

The national president of the All India Muslim Jamaat, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, said on Thursday that Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami has committed a sin by not fasting during Ramzan.

"In the eyes of Shariat, he is a criminal. He should not have done this at all," the Barelvi cleric said.

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