KarachiPakistans former Test legspinner Danish Kaneria, life banned for spot fixing, wants the BCCI to push the International Cricket Council (ICC) to grant him at least “one final chance”, so that he can get his ban lifted, imposed on him for his alleged role in spot-fixing in County cricket.
Kaneria says he is frustrated and hurt but there should not be any doubt about his integrity as a Pakistani just because he feels BCCI can help him.
“I don’t want to make any comments but things have been overstated, misinterpreted in the Indian media. Yes I am very frustrated, hurt and against the wall but I remain a Pakistani,” Kaneria told PTI
Kaneria’s elder brother Vicky reteriated that the Kaneria family would never try to do anything that would undermine the Pakistan Board or cricket.
“He has faced a bad situation since 2010 and he is frustrated and his financial affairs are very bad. He is managing because we live in a joint family system. But all his accounts remain frozen,” Vicky said.
The 35-year-old was banned for life by the England and Wales Cricket Board in 2012 on charges of trying to entice some of his teammates at Essex county to spot fix matches on behalf of a Indian bookmaker.
Kaneria said he was in England when his father died of cancer in April 2013, a week after he lost his England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) appeal. He has to pay 100,000 GBP (approx Rs 96 lakh) to ECB as legal costs and lost his job with Habib Bank.
Kaneria who has denied his involvement in spot-fixing also filed two appeals with the ECB tribunal and commercial court in UK but in both cases his appeals were dismissed.
To make matters worse the ECB has now filed a petition in the Sindh High Court seeking a court order that his property and other assets be sold for recovery of the costs of the spot fixing case that the ECB incurred.
“I am living on my last savings. I do not know how long I will survive. I can even teach young Indians the art of spin, can’t I? Why can’t they call me? I am one of them,” mid-day quoted Kaneria.
Kaneria is only the second-ever Hindu to play for Pakistan at the highest level. The first was his wicket-keeping cousin Anil Dalpat.
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