Some Pakistani players deliberately participated in the 2009 NZ series: Rana Naved
Lahore: During Pakistan's 2009 ODI series against New Zealand in the UAE, several senior players "knowingly underperformed" as they were unhappy with Younis Khan's captaincy, former fast bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has alleged. Speaking on a local news channel quoted by CricketPakistan.com. Naved said, "We lost two ODIs against New Zealand in the United Arab Emirates during 2009, because some of the players involved did not play well intentionally, and I was sitting on that tour. . " “I did not play because I told Younis Khan that it was a conspiracy against you and I am also a part of that conspiracy. "It was not a rebellion against Younis Khan. He was a good cricketer and I played with him so there was no issue except that when he became captain, he became a different person. "Some seniors, and I will not name, because they had aspirations to be their own captain, we were involved in this whole affair to move forward for this purpose." We wer...