Basit Ali: “Those who have admitted that they deliberately lost a match, should not be the mentor. If you want evidence, I will give it. Ramiz Raja Saheb interviewed Shoaib Malik. What did he say?”
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Former Pakistan batsman Basit Ali has accused senior all-rounder Shoaib Malik of deliberately losing a match in the past.
While he didn’t specify when this happened, he noted that it was inappropriate for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to appoint Malik as one of the mentors for the Champions One-Day Cup, which was a domestic 50-over competition held in Faisalabad.
Malik, who last played for Pakistan in November 2021, mentored the Stallions in the tournament.
“Those people who cannot think about the country, should not be appointed. Those who have admitted that they deliberately lost a match, should not be the mentor. If you want evidence, I will give it. Ramiz Raja Saheb interviewed Shoaib Malik. What did he say?” Basit said on his YouTube channel as quoted by Cricket Pakistan.
Prior to the Champions One-Day Cup, the Pakistan team took on Bangladesh in a two-Test series and were surprisingly beaten 2-0.
They will now face England in a three-match Test series, which will take place from October 7 to 28 in Multan and Rawalpindi.
Pakistan Squad for 1st Test against England: Shan Masood (captain), Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Salman Ali Agha, Aamer Jamal, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed
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