Danish Kaneria, who is serving a life ban for spot-fixing, made fresh allegations against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the government claiming that he did not get any help after being banned from the sport.
He took to Twitter and said: “It is a fact that I didn’t get any support from Pakistan government or the board after the ban and my acceptance, whereas other players in similar situation play for Pak with support from PCB and are honoured. Any drawn conclusion on this matter would prove Shoaib Akhtar claim as right.”
However, the 39-year-old, former leg-spinner also said that the citizens of Pakistan didn’t ever show any sort of discrimination against him for his religion – Hindu in a Muslim dominated country.
It is fact that I didn’t get any support from @pid_gov or @TheRealPCB after the ban and my acceptance, where as other players in similar situation play for Pak with a support from PCB and honoured. Any drawn conclusion on this matter would prove @shoaib100mph claim as right. 1/n
— Danish Kaneria (@DanishKaneria61) December 28, 2019
Now on any inaction from @pid_gov and @TheRealPCB on my matter will give an opportunity to the world to prove that I am being discriminated. @ImranKhanPTI should not give a single chance to others to do politics on this issue. It is a time for them to do course correction. n/n
— Danish Kaneria (@DanishKaneria61) December 28, 2019
“The people of Pakistan never discriminated against me on the basis of religion. I am proud that I played for Pakistan with honesty. Now, it is in the hands of my country’s government. Imran Khan and the PCB to decide my fate,” he added.
Read here: Never felt the need to change my religion: Danish Kaneria
Earlier on Thursday, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar had allegedly claimed that there were many who did not want Danish Kaneria to be a part of the Pakistan cricket team because of his Hindu religion following which the banned Test leg-spinner stated that there were a couple of players who targeted him but he did never feel pressure to change his religion. However, Kaneria had said that he would reveal their names later on his YouTube channel.
