Pakistan’s veteran pacer Shoaib Akhtar has claimed that his teammate Danish Kaneria faced discrimination at the hands of a few Pakistan players, who were reluctant to even eat with him because he is a Hindu.
He said in a statement, “Danish had been Hindu. So it had been unjust to him. Some players had reservations about the reason why he consumes meals with us?”
Ever since the revelations, a picture of the Pakistan cricket team during Inzamam-ul-Haq’s captaincy is doing rounds. The caption to the picture states ‘Hindu Danish Kaneria & Christian Yousuf Youhana were asked to offer Namaz.’
Check out the post:
Picture of Pakistan cricket team during Inzamam-ul-Haq’s captaincy.
Hindu Danish Kaneria & Christian Yousuf Youhana were asked to offer Namaz. #IndiaSupportsCAA pic.twitter.com/FEYXPD0wVo— Priti Gandhi (@MrsGandhi) December 27, 2019
The Truth
But the truth is that the picture doing rounds is false as Kanaria is not even in the picture and this picture is well after Yousuf converted to Islam and became Mohammad Yousuf. The piece of information was confirmed on Twitter by a verified user.
Firstly, Kaneria isn’t even this picture. Second, this picture is well after Yousuf converted to Islam and became Mohammad Yousuf. In case facts matter the least bit to you guys. https://t.co/FouVfo2KDt https://t.co/jK06FAEIaZ
— Raunak Kapoor (@RaunakRK) December 27, 2019
Another verified user confirmed the identity of the man who was referred to as Kaneria. In the extreme left of the photo is Abdul Rauf (Pak masseur) and not Danish Kaneria. Yousaf at the time of this photo was Mohammad Yousaf.
Extreme left of the photo is Abdul Rauf (Pak masseur) and not Danish Kaneria. Yousaf at the time of this photo was Mohammad Yousaf. https://t.co/fGeyfRX4pQ
— Umar Farooq Kalson (@kalson) December 27, 2019
Final verdict:
The claim of the viral picture of Danish Kaneria & Yousuf Youhana forcibly offering Namaz is FALSE.
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