ISLAMABAD – Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar has claimed that his teammate DanishKaneria faced discrimination at the hands of a few Pakistani cricketers,who were reluctant to even eat with him because he is a Hindu.
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Supporting Shoaib Akhtar’s claims of discrimination against him, formerPakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria said he would take the names of theresponsible cricketers soon.
“Shoaib has been a legend of the game. His words are also as blunt as hisbowling. When I was playing I did not have the courage to speak on thesematters but after Shoaib bhai’s comments, I do.
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He has always supported me and also Inzy bhai (Inzaman-ul-Haq), MohammadYusuf and Younis bhai (Younish Khan),” Kaneria told PTI over phone fromKarachi.
However, netizens could not take Akhtar’s claim with a pinch of salt andtook a jibe at him for speaking over discrimination at this sensitive time.
