Shahid Afridi was a manipulator, characterless person: Danish Kaneria

Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria lashed out at Shahid Afridi for mistreating him during his playing days and went on to call him a liar and a manipulator. The former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar was the first person to talk about Kaneria and how he wasn’t really treated well because he was a Hindu.

“Shoaib Akhtar was the first person to talk about my problem in public. Hats off to him for saying it (how I was mistreated in the team because of being a Hindu). However, he was later pressured by several authorities. He then stopped talking about it. But yes, it did happen to me. I was always degraded by Shahid Afridi. We used to play together for the same department, he used to keep me on the bench and didn’t let me play the one-day tournament.”

“He didn’t want me to be in the team. 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. Shahid Afridi was the only person who would go to other players and provoke them against me. I was performing well and he was jealous of me. I am proud that I played for Pakistan. I was grateful,” Kaneria told IANS.

Kaneria also added that there were false allegations that were levelled against him and said that he was never involved in any kind of spot-fixing. The right-arm bowler was banned by the ECB in the year 2012 and was charged of spot-fixing in the English County Championship pro-league matches in 2009.

“Some false allegations were levelled against me (of spot-fixing). My name was joined with the person involved in the case. He was a friend of other Pakistani cricketers as well, including Afridi. But I don’t know why I was targeted. I just want to request the PCB to lift the ban so that I can do my work.”

“There are several fixers who got out of ban. I don’t know why I am not able to get that treatment. I have played for my country and I should be given a chance like others as well. Now I am not even playing any international cricket. I am not asking the PCB for any job, but please lift this ban so that I can live peacefully and do my work with respect,” he added.

The right-hander had played 61 Tests where he picked up 261 wickets while was also capped 18 times in the ODI sand had 15 scalps to his name.

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