Pakistani Cricketers Scandals: Pakistan’s opening batsman Imam ul Haq is in the news these days. Imam-ul-Haq walked off the field during the Lord’s Test on the England tour, citing calf injury. He did not bat in both the innings. After the match, Imam-ul-Har was seen practicing with bandages, after which he was accused of faking the injury. Former English cricketer Stuart Broad has called it just a show and drama.
Even before this, Imam ul Haq was found faking an injury. This is not the first time that Pakistan has been insulted because of a player. In such a situation, let us know about those Pakistani cricketers who embarrassed their own country with their actions.
shahid afridi
Former Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi is counted among the dramatic cricketers. Actually, he retired several times in his career, but then made a U-turn and made a comeback. Not only this, he started chewing the ball during the Australian tour in 2010, due to which he was accused of ball tampering. He started chewing the seam of the ball during the match itself.
imam ul haq
During England tour, Imam ul Haq has insulted Pakistan a lot by pretending to fake injury. During the Lord’s Test, Imam made the excuse of calf injury and did not come to bat in both the innings. Imam ul Haq is being trolled a lot regarding this. Even before this, Imam had faked an injury to take a break due to fear of not getting a place in the team or for personal reasons.
Shoaib Akhtar
Pakistan’s legendary bowler Shoaib Akhtar also remained in a lot of controversies during his career. He was accused of ball tampering several times, which brought bad name to the entire team. Apart from this, during the 2007 T20 World Cup, Shoaib Akhtar got angry in the dressing room and attacked his own teammate Mohammad Asif with a bat. Due to this he was thrown out of the tournament.
Salman Butt
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt had insulted the entire Pakistan cricket team a lot. In the 2010 Lord’s Test, Salman Butt betrayed his own country out of greed for money. At the behest of the bookies, he had deliberately bowled no-balls to the young bowlers of the team. After this matter came to light, Salman Butt was banned for 10 years and he also had to go to jail.
Mohammad Aamir and Mohammad Asif
Under the influence of Salman Butt, Pakistani fast bowlers Mohammad Aamir and Mohammad Asif also got involved in the spot-fixing scandal. Both of them deliberately bowled no-balls in the 2010 Lord’s Test out of greed for money. After this matter was revealed, ICC had banned Mohammad Asif for 7 years and Mohammad Aamir for 5 years. Due to this incident, Pakistan got disgraced in the whole world.