If you tease this Hindu cricketer, you will not be spared… Musharraf had given an ultimatum to the Pakistan team
Former President Pervez Musharraf had given a strict ultimatum to the players of the Pakistan cricket team regarding former spinner Danish Kaneria. He had said that if anyone teases this player, then no one will be spared. Kaneria revealed this during a podcast.
10:37 AM Sep 10, 2025 IST
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Alka Singh
A former Pakistani spinner was discriminated against by his own team players. These Hindu cricketers were harassed all the time. Due to this, the career of this player did not last very long. The team players used to harass him so much that the then President of that time, Pervez Musharraf had to intervene in this matter. Pervez Musharraf had told the players of the Pakistan cricket team that if anyone teases Danish Kaneria, then he will be in trouble. Danish Kaneria revealed this during an interview.
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Danish Kaneria made the revelation
During a podcast, former Pakistani spinner Danish Kaneria has made a big revelation about the behavior of the team players. Danish Kaneria, who made his international cricket debut against England in the year 2000, said that former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi used to harass me a lot. He used to make fun of my religion and say controversial things, due to which I used to be very upset. The players of the team did not want me to play in the team.
Danish told that the then President of that time called all the players on phone regarding this matter and said that if anyone harassed Danish Kaneria, he would be in trouble. I will punish them myself. Danish said that the players of the team did not want me to perform well, because they felt that if I played more, I would go far ahead and break many records, because by then I had reached the fourth position in terms of taking the most wickets in Tests.
Danish Kaneria played fabulous in Test cricket for Pakistan
Danish Kaneria was able to play cricket for 10 years for Pakistan. During this time, he has taken 261 wickets in 112 innings of 61 Test matches. He is the first spinner to take the most wickets in Test cricket for Pakistan, while he occupies the fourth position in this list. Above him are former Pakistani fast bowlers Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Irman Khan. Apart from this, Danish has taken 15 wickets in 18 ODI matches.
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