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The former leg-spinner clarified that it wasn’t him who spoke on this matter but it was Shoaib Akhtar who revealed the same on national television. He lambasted all the former cricketers without taking any names and urged everyone to get a clear view of the charges which were levied against him.

Kaneria, who represented Pakistan in 61 Tests, was banned from the game after the England and Wales Cricket Board found him guilty of inducing Essex teammate Mervyn Westfield to underperform during a county game back in 2012. The 39-year-old after denying the charges for 6 years finally accepted them in 2018 in an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera’s investigative unit.

Meanwhile, Shoaib Akhtar was the first one who publicly spoke on the discrimination Kaneria faced during his tenure with the Pakistan national team. Akhtar stated that some Pakistani cricketers were not ready to dine with Kaneria due to his religion. Since Akhtar’s claims, Kaneria has also come out with his statements and thanked Akhtar for having the guts to speak the truth.

Kaneria responded to Akhtar’s statement and revealed how he faced ill-treatment from some Pakistani internationals. However, the former cricketer also said that he always got the support of former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq and a few others. During an interview with India Today, Kaneria acknowledged Shoaib Akhtar’s efforts and thanked him for taking a stance and speaking up on this particular aspect.

In Kaneria’s recent claims in his youtube video, he said,

The former Pakistan international was ill-treated by the cricketing community and television channels ever since his retirement. He further added that some channels are yet to pay him his dues.

Revealing more the same, Kaneria wrote,

Kaneria also expressed his disappointment at the fact that he never got any help from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) despite accepting the charges that were held against him.

Speaking on the ill-treatment he faced after calling it quits from international cricket Danish Kaneria said,

“There are people who have sold their country and who are still welcomed in the team. I never sold my country for money,” he added, indirectly referring to the re-entry of a few notable cricketers in to the Pakistan national team.

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