Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has chided Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ramiz Raja for his explanation of the ‘dead’ Rawalpindi wicket after the first Test against Australia ended in a draw. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Kaneria said that the PCB chief was misguiding Pakistan cricket fans with his ‘lame’ excuses for preparing such a dead surface for the highly awaited match. He said:
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“What Ramiz Raja said today was nothing but a lame excuse and has misled Pakistani fans with the same. He has lied and has betrayed the fans. It’s okay, he was busy in his son’s wedding. He attended the wedding and then saw there was a lot of noise surrounding the dead wicket. The Test grew a lot of eyeballs as Australia was touring Pakistan after these many years, but what wicket did they produce for that?”
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He alleged that Raja did not want players from Sindh to come into the spotlight. Danish Kaneria accused him of not giving equal chances to players from Sindh and Karachi. He said:
“Is Sindh not a part of Pakistan? Why this preferential treatment? I won’t shy away from saying that Ramiz Raja has the fear in mind that a player from Sindh might reach the top. Stop being afraid, if you play such cricket then you won’t reach anywhere,”
“What were you afraid of? You had bowlers, but you didn’t play them. You have a weak captain who cannot be aggressive while leading the side. It was such a wicket that even Ramiz Raja would have scored runs on it even at this age.” he further added.
