A former Pakistani cricketer made huge claims on a Pakistani TV information channel, accusing the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) of dishonest throughout the Cricket World Cup 2023. As per Hasan Raza, BCCI/ICC are giving totally different balls to India to assist them with seam and swing motion. Raza performed 7 Tests and 16 ODIs for Pakistan from 1996 to 2005. He was a batter however his returns in worldwide cricket usually are not price mentioning.
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Raza, who’s a cricket skilled with Pakistani channel ABN News, is requested by the anchor whether or not there’s a foulplay taking place in India matches that favours the house crew. Raza, in reply, says that there could possibly be some adjustments made to the balls with which Indians are bowling and the matter ought to be investigated. The anchor asks, “Is there a possibility that Indian bowlers are given a different ball? The amount of seam and swing Indian bowlers are getting it seems Indian bowlers are bowling on a bowling wicket, ‘ajeebo gareeb’ (weird) seam and swing.”
Raza replies: “Shayad ball be change ho jata hai second innings mein; jiss tareeke se ICC ball de raha hai, ya fir third umpire panel de raha hai, ya BCCI de raha hai; iska inspection hona chahiye”, says Raza in Urdu. He says that ball is modified when India involves bowl. Maybe ICC or BCCI is giving a unique ball to India. The third umpire has additionally favoured India in World Cup matches, says Raza.
India tempo trio of Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah have been in good kind this World Cup. The seam and swing they’re getting is unreal. Shami has already picked two five-wicket hauls on this World Cup and elevated his event wickets to 45, changing into essentially the most profitable India bowler. Raza feels there’s something fallacious with the ball with which the India pacers are bowling.
Watch Hasan Raza accusing BCCI of dishonest in World Cup right here:
This is severe cricket evaluation? Seriously? https://t.co/5Uu3cnZk9c
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) November 3, 2023
Is it a severe cricket present? If not, please point out ‘satire’ ‘comedy’ in English someplace. I mean_it is perhaps written in Urdu already however sadly, I am unable to learn/perceive it. __ https://t.co/BXnmCpgbXy
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 3, 2023
These are baseless claims made by a former cricketer and rightfully he has been slammed by others on X (previously Twitter). Former India opener and cricket skilled Aakash Chopra watched the video going viral on X and wrote that this looks as if a parody. “Is it a serious cricket show? If not, please mention ‘satire’ ‘comedy’ in English somewhere. I mean…it might be written in Urdu already but unfortunately, I can’t read/understand it,” stated Aakash on his X deal with after sharing the video. Veteran cricket journalist Ayaz Memon additionally couldn’t consider that such evaluation exist on TV.
The BCCI has not but responded to the claims made by Raza. We would possibly by no means see any response from the Indian cricket board as they may go such doubtful claims, which isn’t being taken critically by anybody of the social media.
