Published 13:31 IST, December 12th 2019
Gulbadin Naib slams ACB, threatens to expose rising corruption in Afghanistan cricket
Afghanistan's skipper at the 2019 World Cup, Gulbadin Naib, has come out on Twitter and threatened to expose the ACB and its poor functioning. Read further.
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28-year-old Gulbadin Naib has been one of Afghanistan's most senior players in the past few years. The up and coming national team has spawned a lot of champion players but according to Naib, cricket in the country has also been affected by corruption. Naib led the Afghanistan side in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup out of nowhere, in which the team failed to win a single match.
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Gulbadin Naib threatens to expose Afghanistan Cricket Board
Before the 2019 World Cup went underway, pace bowler Gulbadin Naib was appointed as the skipper of the national team. The underdog squad of Afghanistan failed badly at the World Cup as they failed to win even a single match in the tournament. Post the tournament, young Rashid Khan was appointed as the new skipper and now, batsman Asghar Afghan is replacing Rashid. Former skipper Gulbadin Naib came out during this time and spoke up against the board on his official Twitter account.
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Naib insisted that it was not personal vendetta that was driving him to take such actions but his love for the game and his country. The pacer has asked the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) to mend their ways, otherwise he will expose all the corrupt elements who have been involved with the board. Here are all his tweets:
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13:01 IST, December 12th 2019