WATCH: Shoaib Akhtar Reveals He Was ‘Surrounded By Match-Fixers’

Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar revealed that he was surrounded by fixers during his cricketing days

In an interview during a talk show, former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar revealed that he was surrounded by fixers during his cricketing days. The 44-year-old also added that he felt that he was up against the opposition as well as his own teammates. "I was always of the belief that I can never cheat Pakistan, no match-fixing. I was surrounded by match-fixers. I was playing against 22 people (sic) -- 11 theirs and 10 ours. Who knows who was the match-fixer. There was so much match fixing. (Mohammad) Asif told me which all matches they had fixed and how they did it," Shoaib Akhtar said on the show 'Rewind With Samina Peerzada'. Recalling Mohammad Amir’s five years ban by the ICC's anti-corruption tribunal back in 2011, Akhtar said that he was really upset that Pakistan’s young talent was wasted. "I tried to make Amir and Asif understand. What a waste of talent. When I heard about this, I was so upset that I punched the wall. Pakistan's two top bowlers, smart, intelligent and the two perfect fast bowlers were wasted. They sold themselves for a little money," said the former Pakistan pacer. While Amir managed to make a comeback to cricket, Asif and Salman Butt, who were also involved in spot-fixing, never returned to international cricket.