Badaruddin Siddiqui, the childhood coach of Indian pacer Mohammed Shami, defended the star bowler amid controversial remarks by All India Muslim Jamaat President, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi for not observing Roza during Ramzan. Siddiqui said that Shami was totally right in consuming an energy drink during the course of his match and "country comes first". Earlier, Bareilvi stoked a controversy by calling Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami "a criminal" for not observing Roza during Ramzan.