Imran Nazir, a former Pakistani cricketer who performed in 8 Tests and 79 ODIs between 1999 and 2012, has shared a surprising account of being poisoned through the top of his profession. While he first revealed the main points of the incident in May 2022, he has now divulged extra data.
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Imran Nazir’s masterclass within the 2007 ODI World Cup, 12 years in the past at Jamaica in opposition to Zimbabwe!Nazir smashed 160 off 121, in an inning comprising 14 fours and eight sixes!pic.twitter.com/u0Rr0Uja9x#OnThisDay #OTD #ImranNazir #ODIWorldCup
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“When I recently got treated, including MRI and all, a statement was issued that I was given poison – Mercury. It is a slow poison; it reaches your joint and damages them. For 8-10 years, all my joints were treated. All my joints had gotten damaged and for this reason, I suffered for almost 6-7 years. But even then, I prayed to God, ‘Please don’t make me bedridden’. And thankfully, that never happened,” Nazir mentioned on the Nadir Ali podcast.
Nazir disclosed that he was poisoned with Mercury, a slow-acting poison that may harm joints. For 8-10 years, he acquired therapy for all of his joints and needed to exhaust all his life financial savings, which have been estimated to be PKR 12-15 crore. The right-handed batsman expressed his gratitude for the help he acquired from former Pakistani captain, Shahid Afridi, who stood by him throughout his troublesome time.
“I used to walk around and all when people used to ask ‘You’re looking fine’. I doubted a lot of people but when and what did I eat, I cannot figure out. Because the poison doesn’t react instantly. It kills you for years. I still never wished bad for whoever did this. The person saving is better than the one who wants to kill,” he added.
Despite enduring immense struggling, Nazir acknowledged that he by no means wished sick on the individual chargeable for his poisoning. He believed that whoever saved him was higher than the one who wished to hurt him. Since representing the Kerala Knights within the T10 League in 2018, the place he performed alongside gamers akin to Chris Gayle, Eoin Morgan, and Jonny Bairstow, the 41-year-old has not performed cricket in any type.
“I have spent my entire life’s saving on my treatment. In the end, there was a final treatment, in which Shahid Afridi helped me a lot. He helped me in my time of need. I had nothing left when I met Shahid bhai. Within a day, my doctor received the money in his account. He said ‘No matter how much money is needed, my brother should get well’. He spent around 40-50 lakh. I was happy that he had told his manager ‘Don’t even ask about him. Keep sending how much money he needs’. The credit even goes to my doctor that he never tried to cheat me. He stuck to the amount that was required,” added the previous Pakistan opener.
