Former Pakistan quick bowler Shoaib Akhtar took a dig on the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket Australia (CA) as he fumed about financial inequality in cricket. Talking on a YouTube chat present with Geo Cricket, Akhtar alleged that CA let incidents just like the notorious Monkeygate controversy move because of the BCCI being a monetary powerhouse. The Monkeygate scandal unfolded when senior Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was charged with racially abusing Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds in the course of the second Take a look at of India’s tour Down Beneath in 2008.
“Generally they get straightforward wickets in Melbourne, somebody calls one other particular person a monkey however will get away with it, there are threats to boycotting the sequence. I’m asking the Australians, the place are their ethics?” Akhtar stated.
“You made children cry for scratching a cricket ball they usually received away by calling somebody a monkey. Once they (BCCI) threatened to finish the sequence, they (Cricket Australia) stated no such incident occurred. Are these your ethical grounds?” the legendary pacer fumed.
“Overlook all this drama, simply say that we want cash. The cash comes from the BCCI, you quietly preserve taking it,” he stated.
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Akhtar additionally had a number of phrases about the T20 World Cup being postponed, with experiences of the IPL going down within the September-November window as a substitute.
“T20 World Cup may have additionally occurred, however I had already stated this earlier that they will not let it occur. IPL shouldn’t be broken, let the World Cup go to hell,” Akhtar stated.
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