Pakistan Star Danish Kaneria’s Serious Allegation Against ‘Extremist’ Shahid Afridi: “Declined To Share A…”

Danish Kaneria, former Pakistan cricket workforce participant and the nation’s highest-wicket taking spinner in Tests, has levelled some critical allegations in opposition to former captain Shahid Afridi. Kaneria, with 261 scalps is the fourth highest wicket-taker amongst Pakistan gamers after Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Imran Khan. As a spinner, Kaneria performed from 2000 to 2010. Afridi was his long-time teammate and the 2 shared dressing room too.

Now responding to a publish on X relating to Shahid Afridi, Kaneria made some large allegations: “He has consistently aligned himself with extremist views. In my opinion, he should not be given a platform on Indian television or within the country. Additionally, he tried to persuade me to convert to Islam and declined to share a meal with me, which I found deeply disrespectful.”

Danish Kaneria earlier alleged that he confronted big discrimination in Pakistan and his profession was destroyed. Kaneria stated he didn’t get equal values and respect in Pakistan. He had participated within the Congressional Briefing on ‘Plight of minorities in Pakistan’ on Wednesday (native time). Speaking to ANI, on the sidelines of the occasion, Kaneria stated, “Today, we all gathered here and expressed how we all faced discrimination and raised our voices. I also faced discrimination in Pakistan and my career was destroyed.

“I didn’t get equal values, respect in Pakistan…All the individuals who got here right here spoke in opposition to discrimination, on how Pakistan handled them. So, the primary goal was to unfold consciousness amongst everybody, particularly US, on how individuals endure and the issues that exist in Pakistan and take motion in opposition to it.”

Kaneria had performed 61 Tests for Pakistan and is simply the second Hindu to characteristic within the Pakistani cricket workforce after Anil Dalpat. With 261 scalps in 61 matches, Kaneria is Pakistan’s highest wicket-taking spinners.