WATCH: Shoaib Akhtar Alleges His Teammates Treated Kaneria Unfairly As He Is Hindu

Akhtar added that he used to be enraged by his teammates' behaviour when they refused to break bread with Kaneria because of his religion and did not give him due credit for his performances

WATCH: Shoaib Akhtar Alleges His Teammates Treated Kaneria Unfairly As He Is Hindu/ Photo: AFP

Karachi: In a startling revelation, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar revealed during a chat show that former spinner Danish Kaneria was treated unfairly by his Pakistani teammates during their playing days because he was a Hindu. "In my career, the number of times I have had to argue with people regarding the issues of Karachi, Punjab, Peshawar is outrageous. People used to ask questions like, 'Why are you eating (with us) here?' to Hindu players like Danish Kaneria," Akhtar said at a show titled "Game on Hai". "I used to reply to those players, 'How would you feel if I took your food from your house and forced to make you eat outside?" he said.

Hindus even at good position like national cricket team are treated badly in Pakistan then think about the poor ones.

Respect for @shoaib100mph for exposing Pakistan's Hindu hatred pic.twitter.com/IPUTngA0yO — Amit Kumar Sindhi ???????? (@AMIT_GUJJU) December 26, 2019

Akhtar added that he used to be enraged by his teammates' behaviour when they refused to break bread with Kaneria because of his religion and did not give him due credit for his performances. "I used to get very angry when anyone was discriminated on the basis of region or religion. A Hindu born in Pakistan is entitled to represent his country. When that Hindu (Kaneria) won us the Test series against England (in 2005), I was upset with my teammates for mistreating him," said the celebrated former pacer. Responding to the claims made by Akhtar, Kaneria confirmed that whatever Akhtar said was true. "He (Shoaib) told the truth. I will reveal the names of players who didn't like to talk to me as I was a Hindu. I did not have the courage to speak on it (earlier), but now I will," Kaneria was quoted by ANI as saying on Thursday. Kaneria is fourth in the list of bowlers who have taken most Test wickets for Pakistan, behind only fast bowlers Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and Imran Khan. He was handed a lifetime ban by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) after allegations of him being involved in match fixing surfaced.