Shahid Afridi comes up with shocking allegations on cricket's governing body in 20-20 World Cup 2022

Former Pakistan skipper and veteran all-rounder, Shahid Afridi has stunned the cricketing fraternity with his shocking allegation about cricket’s governing body. The statement from Afridi has come in the aftermath of India’s win against Bangladesh by 5-runs. Notably, a few incidents from this match have ignited a debate on the conduct of the super-12 clash between India and Bangladesh.

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It all started with a question on former Indian skipper Virat Kohli’s signal of no-ball towards the square-leg umpire to declare a no-ball. Following this gesture, Bangladeshi skipper Shakib Al Hasan went to the 33-year-old as he was not happy with a particular decision came at the moment. Later on, Bangla wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan talked about the ‘fake-fielding’ effort from Kohli just before the rain played the villain.

Now, former Pakistan cricketer and 2009 20-20 World Cup-winner all-rounder has come ahead as the new entry in the entire run of allegations and accusations. Going a step ahead from Shakib and Nurul, Afridi has accused cricket’s governing body of being ‘biased’ and ‘supporting’ India.

They want to ensure India reaches the semis at any cost - Shahid Afridi

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“You saw how wet the ground was. But ICC is inclined toward India. They want to ensure India reaches the semis at any cost. The umpires were also the same who officiated India vs Pakistan & will get the best umpire awards,” said Afridi during a conversation on Samaa TV.

“Given the amount of rain that happened, the game resumed immediately after the break. It is very evident that many things were involved, the ICC, India playing (the game), and the pressure that comes with it, there are many factors involved. But Litton’s batting was amazing. He played positive cricket. After six overs, we felt that if Bangladesh didn’t lose wickets for another 2-3 overs, they would have won the match. Overall, the fight shown by Bangladesh was brilliant,” he added later.

Speaking of Pakistan, they have recently registered their second win in the tournament out of four they played so far. The men in green happened to outplay the South Africans by a margin of 33 runs in the rain-affected match.

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The rain forced a revision of playing conditions as Bangladesh needed to chase 151 in 16 overs. They were already 17 runs ahead of the DLS par score and needed 85 runs off overs after the resumption of the game.