Former Pakistan player Danish Kaneria has slammed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Chairman Ramiz Raja, for his explanation of the ‘dead’ Rawalpindi wicket used for the first Test against Australia which ended in a draw as well. While speaking on his YouTube channel, Kaneria stated that the PCB chief was misguiding Pakistan cricket fans with his ‘lame’ excuses as well.
He said: “What Ramiz Raja said today was nothing but a lame excuse and has misled Pakistani fans with the same. He has lied and has betrayed the fans. It’s okay, he was busy in his son’s wedding. He attended the wedding and then saw there was a lot of noise surrounding the dead wicket. The Test grew a lot of eyeballs as Australia was touring Pakistan after these many years, but what wicket did they produce for that?”
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Meanwhile, in a video posted by PCB on social media, Raja added how Pakistan was missing several of their key players for the Test. He also shared that there was no room for experimentation as they didn’t have a full-strength team for the much-awaited game.
Danish Kaneria said: “Is Sindh not a part of Pakistan? Why this preferential treatment? I won’t shy away from saying that Ramiz Raja has the fear in mind that a player from Sindh might reach the top. Stop being afraid, if you play such cricket then you won’t reach anywhere”
He again referred to Babar Azam as a ‘weak’ captain, claiming that he can’t lead the team in an aggressive fashion. The veteran has also said that even Raja could have scored runs on the wicket that was used for the first Test as well. However, Australia and Pakistan will take on each other in the second Tes, starting on March 12 as well. The game will be played at the National Stadium in Karachi.
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“What were you afraid of? You had bowlers, but you didn’t play them. You have a weak captain who cannot be aggressive while leading the side. It was such a wicket that even Ramiz Raja would have scored runs on it even at this age,” Danish Kaneria concluded.
