Former Pakistan fast bowler, Shoaib Akhtar went to reveal from harsh truth during a chat show claiming that Danish Kaneria was treated unfairly by his Pakistani teammates because he was a Hindu. The latter was only the second Hindu player after Anil Dalpat to represent Pakistan in international cricket. Shoaib also said that Kaneria’s Pakistani teammate even barred him from picking up food from the same table as others because of his faith.
On a show name, ‘Game on Hai’, Akhtar went on to say, “Captain would raise eyebrows about him eating with us or taking the food from the same table. I told him that you could be the captain but your conduct is despicable. This guy (Kaneria) is chalking up so many wickets to win matches for us and you’re treating him like this.”
Hindus even at good position like national cricket team are treated badly in Pakistan then think about the poor ones.
Respect for @shoaib100mph for exposing Pakistan's Hindu hatred pic.twitter.com/IPUTngA0yO
— Amit Kumar Sindhi 🇮🇳 (@AMIT_GUJJU) December 26, 2019
Shoaib Akhtar also alleged that Danish Kaneria was never given enough credit for his exceptional performances and that was “totally uncalled” for.
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The veteran fast bowler further added, “No one was giving Danish any credit for his exceptional performance. That was totally uncalled for. He won us the Test series against England (in 2005). He snared all the top-order batsmen. I used to get livid when anyone was discriminated against on the basis of region or religion. A Hindu born in Pakistan is entitled to represent his country. When that Hindu (Kaneria) won us the Test series against England (in 2005), I chided my team-mates for mistreating him.”
Danish Kaneria is fourth on the list of bowlers with most Test wickets for Pakistan, behind only fast bowlers Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and Imran Khan.
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After accusations of being involved in spot-fixing, Kaneria was banned for a lifetime by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), preventing him from playing in matches under their jurisdiction. He subsequently filed an appeal against the ban, but this was rejected in July 2013.
