LAHORE: Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has stirred controversy with startling allegations against former all-rounder Shoaib Malik, accusing him of involvement in suit-fixing. Malik, who’s presently serving as one of the 5 mentors for the ongoing Champions One-Day Cup, has been appointed because the mentor for the Stallions crew. While speakme on his YouTube channel, Ali accused Malik of being involved in match-fixing and voiced robust grievance of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for naming Malik as a mentor for the Champions Cup home match. “Those those who can not consider the u . S . A ., need to now not be appointed. Those who have admitted that they deliberately lost a suit, have to not be the mentor. If you need evidence, I will provide it. Ramiz Raja Saheb interviewed Shoaib Malik. What did he say?” Basit stated. Additionally, Ali expressed frustration over the appointment of Mohammad Haris because the captain of Stallions, notwithstanding the presence of Babar Azam inside the squad. He criticized Azam, calling him a “coward” for no longer refusing to play beneath Haris’ captaincy, suggesting that Azam have to have taken a stand like Umar Akmal or Ahmed Shehzad in comparable situations. “The only remorse I have for Babar Azam is that everyone became captain however Shoaib Malik did now not make him the captain and went for Haris instead. From Babar Azam’s pocket, you may pick out out 10s of Haris’,” Basit stated. “That is any such big insult to him. Babar is also a coward. He ought to have completed it like Umar Akmal or Ahmed Shehzad refused to play,” he introduced. In response to the captaincy controversy, Shoaib Malik defended his choice, highlighting Haris’ potential. ”We’ve had discussions. Only those players might be selected because the captain who may be groomed into the position in step with my point of view and those who have a few abilties as nicely. In my angle, the abilities a captain needs are one of a kind to non-public performances. I plan on choosing my captain who has the talents and might deliver fulfillment to Pakistan in the end,” Malik stated. Alongside Babar Azam, Pakistan’s Test captain Shan Masood is also part of the Stallions group. Despite this, Malik stays assured in Haris’ future potential as a pacesetter and helps his appointment as captain.
