Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has once levelled seriousallegations against his ex-teammate Shahid Afridi in an interview.
He accused the former captain of mistreating him during their playing daystogether. Furthermore, he also requested the *Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)link*tolift the match fixing ban and let him play cricket.
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Talking about Shahid Afridi’s mistreatment towards him, Danish Kaneriaalleged that the former captain kept him on the bench during domesticcricket and did’t let him play the one-day tournament.
The former leg-spinner went on to add that Afridi didn’t want him in theteam.
“He was a liar, manipulator… because he’s a characterless person. However,my focus was only on cricket and I used to ignore all these tactics. ShahidAfridi was the only person who would go to other players and provoke themagainst me. I was performing well and he was jealous of me. I am proud thatI played for Pakistan. I was grateful,” Kaneria told IANS.
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The 41-year-old claimed that he could have been part of the Pakistan’swhite-ball team a lot longer than the 18 ODIs he played in had it not beenfor Afridi. Danish Kaneria also dissociated himself from the spot-fixingcontroversy, stating that he was never part of it.
“Some false allegations were levelled against me (of spot-fixing). My namewas joined with the person involved in the case. He was a friend of otherPakistani cricketers as well, including Afridi. But I don’t know why I wastargeted. I just want to request the PCB to lift the ban so that I can domy work.”
He also raised questions over his treatment due to the spot-fixing scandal,which according to him has been different than other players involved infixing. The former cricket concluded by saying that he isn’t asking for ajob from the PCB but just wants his ban lifted so that he can livepeacefully.
