Controversial statements and Shoaib Akhtar certainly go hand in hand and this time the former Pakistani speedster has made allegations on his former teammates for mistreating Danesh Kaneria, a Hindu cricketer who played for Pakistan. According to the former pacer, many of his former teammates didn’t like eating with Kaneria as he was a Hindu and this discrimination was making Akhtar very angry. He also said that the leg-spinner never got the credit of his sensational performance on-field but instead got humiliated. Shoaib Akhtar on Pak Bowlers Says 'Clueless How to Take Wickets on These Tracks'.

Speaking on cricket show in Pakistan called Game on Hai, Akhtar lashed out at his former teammates and spilt many beans too. “In my career, I had an argument with two-three persons regarding the issues of Lahore, Peshawar and Punjab and I used to irk by the discrimination for the Hindus,” said the legendary pacer in the interview. He also said that Kaneria was the one who played a crucial role in Pakistan’s triumph over England in three-match Test series at home in 2005 but the spinner didn’t get the credit and appreciation he deserved.

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Kaneria, a holder of 261 Test wickets, played his last international match back in August 2010. He faced a life-ban in June 2012 for being found guilty in getting involved in a spot-fixing scandal. However, he is back in the news courtesy the big revelation by Akhtar. Many prominent Pakistani cricketers like Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Yousuf were participating in the 2005/6 series, the former pacer was talking about and this will certainly raise many questions.

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