Some Pakistan Players Deliberately Underperformed in 2009 NZ Series: Rana Naved
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| Some Pakistan Players Deliberately Underperformed in 2009 NZ Series: Rana Naved |
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Former bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has said that some players had deliberately underperformed during the side’s 2009 three-match ODI series against New Zealand as they were unhappy playing under their then skipper Younis Khan.
The former cricketer, in quotes reported in local media, said that the players' deliberate underperformance saw Pakistan suffer a 2-1 loss in the series.
"We lost two ODI matches because some of the players involved deliberately did not play well and I sat out that tour. I did not play because I had told Younis that there was a conspiracy against him and that I was also a part of that plot," Naved-ul-Hasan said.
Some Pakistan Players Deliberately Underperformed in 2009 NZ Series: Rana Naved
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| Some Pakistan Players Deliberately Underperformed in 2009 NZ Series: Rana Naved |
He said that not only had Younis become a different person after ascending to captaincy but some seniors were also eyeing his job, which led to the situation.
"This was not a rebellion against Younis Khan. He was a good cricketer so there were no issues except when he became captain, he became a different person," Naved-ul-Hasan said.
"Some seniors, I won’t name names, may have had aspirations of being captains themselves and got us involved in this whole affair to further their aims. We were about seven to eight people involved in this."
Some Pakistan Players Deliberately Underperformed in 2009 NZ Series: Rana Naved
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| Some Pakistan Players Deliberately Underperformed in 2009 NZ Series: Rana Naved |
He further divulged into the details of their meeting and revealed that the purpose of grouping was to force the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to knock some sense into Younis, who they believed did not take advice from his senior players.
Naved-ul-Hasan said that the meeting involved some of the country's biggest names but refused to disclose their identities.
AFP
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