Danish Kaneria, a former leg-spinner for Pakistan, has leveled a shocking charge against former skipper Shahid Afridi. Afridi was accused by the former of attempting to persuade him to convert from Hinduism to Islam. He also talked about the egregious discrimination he experienced while playing for Pakistan’s national men’s team.
The former cricket player spoke on the struggles faced by someone like him in Pakistan while attending a congressional briefing in Washington, DC.
“We all gathered here and shared our experiences of how we were treated in Pakistan. We have faced discrimination, and today, we raised our voices against it. I, too, have faced a lot of discrimination, and my career was destroyed. I did not receive the respect and equal value I deserved in Pakistan. Because of this discrimination, I am in the US today. We spoke to raise awareness and let the USA know how much we have suffered so that action can be taken.”
Danish Kaneria
Danish Kaneria, a former leg-spinner for Pakistan, has leveled a shocking charge against former skipper Shahid Afridi. Afridi was accused by the former of attempting to persuade him to convert from Hinduism to Islam. He also talked about the egregious discrimination he experienced while playing for Pakistan’s national men’s team.
The former cricket player spoke on the struggles faced by someone like him in Pakistan while attending a congressional briefing in Washington, DC.
“Shahid Afridi Was The Main Person Telling Me To Convert” – Says Danish Kaneria
The 44-year-old also revealed the glaring disparity in treatment between Shahid Afridi and Inzamam-ul-Haq, revealing that the latter never mentioned religion while Kaneria and he were representing the country. He said that no one in the side supported him save for Inzamam and Shoaib Akhtar.
“I was doing well in my career and was playing county cricket too. Inzamam-Ul-Haq supported me a lot and was the only captain who did so. Alongside him, Shoaib Akhtar. Shahid Afridi and many other Pakistan players troubled me a lot and didn’t eat with me. Shahid Afridi was the main person telling me to convert, and he did a lot of times. Inzamam-ul-Haq never used to talk that way.”
Danish Kaneria
Between 2000 and 2010, Kaneria participated in 79 games for Pakistan, including 61 Test matches and 18 ODIs. In Test cricket, he claimed 261 wickets, including two 10-wicket and 15 five-wicket hauls. After being found guilty of spot-fixing by the England and Wales Cricket Board, Kaneria’s playing career came to an end.
