‘This World Cup Is Planned, India Will Win It’: BCCI, Rohit Sharma Of Fixing Toss At CWC 2023; WATCH
Another allegation from Pakistan has come to the fore in this ICC World Cup 2023 with former fast bowler Aaqib Javed now claiming that the BCCI rigged the toss in favour of Team India in every match they have played so far.
Javed, who played 22 Tests and 163 ODIs for Pakistan, also accused India captain Rohit Sharma of foul play during India’s semi-final clash against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Rohit flipped the coin and won the toss at his home ground and had no hesitation in batting first on a slow surface.
India posted a mammoth 397 for 4 in 50 overs thanks to centuries from Virat Kohli (117) and Shreyas Iyer (105) before bowling out the Black Caps for 327 with Mohammed Shami bagging a career-best 7-wicket haul.
Javed questions Rohit’s technique at the toss
After the match, Javed levelled some bizarre allegations against the Indian team and the BCCI on a local Pakistani TV channel. He also spoke about the pitch controversy after foreign media reported that the surface at Wankhede was changed at the last moment before the first semi-final to suit the home team.
“The captains are invovled in the toss but if they both can’t see it then it becomes the match referee’s toss. Why do you bring the captains in the middle.
“The coin is tossed, not thrown. And he always does it. Williamson couldn’t see the toss, so what was he doing there?
“Rohit Sharma throws the coin and does not toss it properly! What’s the point of a toss when the opposition captain doesn’t see the side of the coin?” Javed said.
Another Former Pakistan fast bowler Sikandar Bakht has now alleged that India captain Rohit Sharma fixes the toss in tandem with the ICC (International Cricket Council) and BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India).
Bakht, however, spoke about the peculiar way that Indian skipper Rohit Sharma tossed the coin and stated that it was suspicious.
“Can I give you a conspiracy theory? At the time of the toss, Rohit Sharma throws the coin distant from the range of any opposition captain. Thus, the opposition captain cannot go and crosscheck about the call,” Bakht said.
Former Pakistan bowler Sikandar Bakht indicates India captain Rohit Sharma throws the coin far away at the toss so the opposition captain doesn't see it and he gets the decision in his favour 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
A new controversy 👀 #CWC23 #INDvsNZpic.twitter.com/zdzd3Zwrc7— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) November 15, 2023
Used pitch and fixed 2011 World Cup final
Javeed, further went on to accuse India of rigging the toss in the 2011 World Cup final against Sri Lanka which they won under MS Dhoni to lift the title at the same venue.
“BCCI is controlling cricket and ICC does not speak in front of them. This World Cup is planned, India will win it and India’s win in the 2011 World Cup final was also controversial. The used pitch is also another controversial decision by BCCI,” Javed added.
Notably, former Pakistani cricketers like Aaqib Javed and Hasan Raza have been repeatedly accusing India and the BCCI of cheating in this World Cup.
From Indian bowlers getting different balls to get more swing to the DRS being manipulated by the BCCI, Pakistanis have made some of the most bizarre and outrageous allegations.
