If you are wondering about the successful marathon of Pakistan cricket team in Champions Trophy-2017, here comes the fixing allegation against them by Aamer Sohail, veteran Pakistani cricketer and ex-PCB selector. While fans of both nations are highly anticipated to catch the rival war – India vs Pakistan – this Sunday, the fixing claims by a Pakistani member is putting them in a fix.
The sensational accusation by Aamer is going viral on internet and is inviting a major chunk of suspicion on Pakistan’s journey in CT-2017. In an interview to a Pakistani TV channel, Sohail said, ‘We will congratulate you (Pak team) when you play well, and we will also criticize you if you don’t. You should not be flying too high on the success at the moment because we know that you have been ‘brought’ to this position.’
What followed it was massive attack and criticism in the form of posts on Facebook and tweets on Twitter. But, former skipper of team India, Sourav Ganguly and spinner Harbhajan singh quashed his remarks by saying ‘they have worked hard to reach here (final) and definitely, this is not the right thing for Pakistan cricket. Comments like this will apparently impact their team’s morale.’
Although Pakistani cricket had the track-record of involving in match-fixing, the fresh allegation by Aamer Sohail is being ridiculed by sports analysts and former crickets from both nations. Earlier in 2010’s England tour, Pak cricketers Mohammed Asif, Mohammed Amir and Salman Butt were convicted in a match-fixing case and they were penalized.
On other hand, Virat Kohli-led team India trounced Bangladesh on Thursday to enter finals and are prepping up to re-meet Pakistan, who entered finals by beating England in Semi-finals on Monday.