Former Pakistan captain and top-class all-rounder Shahid Afridi has admitted that he tampered with the Faisalabad pitch during a 2005 Test match against England. He revealed that his compatriot Shoaib Malik was part of the plan.
When I look back at it [that incident] then I realize [that] it was a mistake,
Shahid Afridi
Afridi said while talking about the second Test of the three matches series between both teams. Pakistan had won the first match, while the second Test ended in a draw, and the next match had also gone in Pakistan’s bag as they clinched the series by 2-0.
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