Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has once again slammed his country's cricket board for not supporting him enough during his career, which ended with a life ban following his alleged role in a spot-fixing scandal in 2012.
Kaneria’s comments came after former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq opened up on the leg-spinner’s failed attempt to provoke West Indies batting legend Brian Lara during a Test match in Multan in 2006.
The drawn Test saw Pakistan amassing 357 in the first innings before Lara smashed 216 to help his side pile up a mammoth 591.
"Danish Kaneria bowled a googly, which he [Brain Lara] played back to the bowler while coming out of his crease. In that moment, Danish said ‘well played Brian’, which prompted Lara into saying ‘okay sir’. But the next three balls were all dispatched over the boundary," said Inzamam while speaking in a YouTube video.
"I was the captain of the side so I went over to Danish and told him to tease Lara a bit more. I felt that Lara was angry so we might make him throw away his wicket. I placed the fielders on the boundary line in anticipation of the big shots but he still managed to outfox us by dispatching Danish to all parts of the ground," he added.
Reacting to Inzi’s remarks, Kaneria said he had dismissed Lara five times in his career and would have got more success in international cricket had PCB supported him.
"I have taken @BrianLara’s wicket 5 times in my career. He was a good cricketer. If PCB had supported me, I would have broken many big records," Kaneria tweeted.
In 61 Tests for Pakistan, Danish Kaneria took 261 wickets at an average of 34.79 with 15 five-wicket hauls to his name. He also represented his country in 18 ODIs, claiming 15 wickets.
